Caterpillar Cottage, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH

Caterpillar Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3PH). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 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). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 125.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £695,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.