22 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA

22 Birch Street is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Nayland, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4JA). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 sits 285.7% above the 1997 sale of £49,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 55.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.