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

Lainston is a detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £680,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £766,000 is 12.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 44.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.