Wood Cottage Ford Lane, Alresford, Colchester, CO7 8AY is a freehold detached property built before 1900. The property offers approximately 947 square feet of living space. In this location, properties of similar size usually have three bedrooms.

The estimated current market value of the property is £500,725 , which equates to approximately £529 per square foot. It was last sold on 12 Dec 2000 for £148,000. Since then, the value has increased by £352,725, representing a 238.3% increase, or approximately 9.5% per year.

The current estimated value of £500,725 is:

  • 2.7% higher than the average in the CO7 8AY postcode area
  • and 55.5% higher than the average price for Colchester as a whole

This property has had 2 EPC inspections with recorded tenure information. It was recorded as rented both times. This suggests the property has often been rented out, which may indicate use as an investment or buy-to-let.

At the most recent EPC inspection on 3 March 2023, the property was recorded as rented.

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Building approximate location

About Property

Type
Detached House
Built
before 1900
Interior Size
947 sq ft
Tenure
Freehold
Price (estimate)
£500,725
Price Per sq ft (estimate)
£529
Bedroom Count (estimate)
3 bedrooms

EPC Summary

Wood Cottage Ford Lane, Alresford, Colchester, Essex, CO7 8AY has an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of E, based on the latest assessment carried out on 3 Mar 2023.

This property uses electric storage heaters as its main heating source. Hot water is provided from off-peak electric immersion heater. The windows have full secondary glazing.

The previous EPC assessment was conducted on 10 Nov 2022, when the property was rated F. Since then, the rating has improved to E, with the energy efficiency score increasing by 22.2%.

Since the previous assessment, several changes were observed:

  • The roof construction or insulation changed from pitched, 300 mm loft insulation to pitched, 350 mm loft insulation, with no change in energy efficiency (very good).
  • The wall energy efficiency improving from very poor to poor, with the construction or insulation remaining solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed).
  • The windows were upgraded from multiple glazing throughout to full secondary glazing.
Heating Type
Electric storage heaters
Average
Hot Water
Electric immersion, off-peak
Very Poor
Roof
Pitched, 350 mm loft insulation
Very Good
Walls
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Poor
Windows
Full secondary glazing
Good
Lighting
Low energy lighting in all fixed outlets
Very Good

Sale History

Today
£500,725
streetscan.co.uk estimate
+238 %
12 Dec 2000
£148,000
Leasehold

Area Insights

Nearby Properties

Data Sources

The property at Wood Cottage Ford Lane, Alresford, Colchester, Essex, CO7 8AY appears once in the Land Registry records, with the transaction recorded on 12 Dec 2000. It also has four Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) entries, the earliest dating back to 3 Mar 2023. We use this data, to estimate the property's characteristics and current market value.

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