Abberton Hall, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH

Abberton Hall is a five-bedroom detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 305 m² (around 3283 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

At 305 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 35.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,050,000 in June 2024.