1 Brick Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RN

1 Brick Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3RN). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Sold September 2023 for £625,000.