4 Bailey Cottages, Water Lane, Little Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4DG

4 Bailey Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Little Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4DG). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 145 m² it's 29.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 2012–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £516,000 is 21.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 21.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016.