7 Searle Way, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QS

7 Searle Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QS). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Held since June 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 sits 128.2% above the 2003 sale of £196,800. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 27.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.