1 Garden Field Cottages, Water Lane, Little Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4DE

1 Garden Field Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Little Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4DE). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings.

At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £566,000 is 11% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 25.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £510,000 in November 2019.