2 Blacksmiths Cottages, Bures Road, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4ND

2 Blacksmiths Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Nayland, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4ND). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £489,000 sits 414.7% above the 2000 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 69.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a basement excavation and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 192 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (158 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).