2 Abbotts Cottages, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QL

2 Abbotts Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QL). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2003–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 sits 106.9% above the 2010 sale of £174,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 46.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).