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69 High Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0DT

Extendable
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 69 High Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

69 High Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0DT). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£574/sq ft) was about 149.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £575,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • LandYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC D

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 69 High Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0DT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

69 High Road has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£586,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£575,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2022Most recent

    £575,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0DT: £475,000 (2025–2018).

On the street

Versus other High Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

69 High Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,183

Street avg £3,006

Strongly above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 149 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 69 High Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£582k

1 Birch Road, Layer De La Haye

CO2 0EL

4 bed2 bath
£504k

1 Eldred Cottages, Olivers Lane

CO2 0HJ

4 bed
£495k

1 Hillfield Cottages, Layer Breton

CO2 0PS

4 bed2 bath
£417k

1 Greate House Farm Road, Layer De La Haye

CO2 0LP

4 bed1 bath
£499k

1 Chancery Grove, Mersea Road, Blackheath

CO2 0BQ

3 bed3 bath
£414k

1 Ash Grove

CO2 0AH

3 bed
£396k

1 Chestnut Avenue

CO2 0AL

3 bed
£369k

1 Blenheim Drive

CO2 0AR

3 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Full Colchester report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

New Cut — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO2 0DT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO2 0DT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 0DT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 69 High Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0DT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.