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

6 Bailey Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Little Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4DG). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£573/sq ft) was about 356.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £370,000 in November 2024.