The Laurels, Kelvedon Road, Inworth, Colchester, CO5 9SH

The Laurels is a detached house in Inworth, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9SH). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £690,000 is 23.3% below the 2022 sale of £900,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£462/sq ft) was about 55.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £900,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.