Darrah, Workhouse Hill, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TT

Darrah is a four-bedroom detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5TT). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (148 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 28.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £685,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.