4 Countess Cross Cottages, Countess Cross, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HT

4 Countess Cross Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in May 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2006–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 34.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 sits 130.6% above the 2008 sale of £199,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 56.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.