5 Court Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JL

5 Court Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Nayland, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4JL). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a basement. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 sits 72.1% above the 2007 sale of £272,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 47.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 149 m² it's 23.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 10 EPCs).