8 Orchard Close, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DB

8 Orchard Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £678,000 is 35.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 15.3% below the postcode norm.