The Grist Mill, Spring Lane, Lexden Bridge Hamlet, Colchester, CO3 4AR

The Grist Mill is a detached house in Lexden Bridge Hamlet, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 4AR). It has a recorded floor area of 279 m² (around 3003 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 279 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 4 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 £906,000 sits 81.2% above the 2015 sale of £500,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 42.7% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (January 2015).