6 Waterworks Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EP

6 Waterworks Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0EP). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It hasn't traded since November 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £399,000 sits 52% above the 2010 sale of £262,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 52.4% below the postcode norm.