23 Woodfield End, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LL

23 Woodfield End is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0LL). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in July 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 sits 134.4% above the 2009 sale of £154,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 40.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.