4 Garden Field Cottages, Water Lane, Little Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4DE
About 4 Garden Field Cottages
4 Garden Field Cottages is a semi-detached house in Little Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4DE). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in September 2019 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 118), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Garden Field Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Garden Field Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
4 Garden Field Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4DE: £455,000 (2024–2007).
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Versus other Water Lane homes
4 Garden Field Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
74 (C)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 137 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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