3 Garden Field Cottages, Water Lane, Little Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4DE
About 3 Garden Field Cottages
3 Garden Field Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Little Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4DE). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2013–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 81.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £455,000 in September 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageDouble, Detached
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
3 Garden Field Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Garden Field Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
£437,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 11 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
10 September 2024Most recent
£455,000
+65.5%over 11 years7 July 2013
£275,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO6 4DE: £387,500 (2019–2004).
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Versus other Water Lane homes
EPC Rating for 3 Garden Field Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Beehive — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Nayland Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB