12 Priory Cottages, Hardys Green, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NX

12 Priory Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birch, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0NX). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a corner plot.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in June 2005. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 sits 126.9% above the 2005 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 43.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.