2 Peace Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9UA

2 Peace Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9UA). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (150 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 8 years since the last transfer (April 2018). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 is 18.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.