The Old Rose Inn, Thorington Street, Stoke By Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4SN

The Old Rose Inn is a detached house in Stoke By Nayland, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4SN). It has a recorded floor area of 250 m² (around 2691 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £816,000 is 10.8% below the 2023 sale of £915,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 36.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 250 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include partial demolition and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold February 2023 for £915,000.