Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lych Cottage, Church Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EN
Council tax
Band E
About Lych Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lych Cottage is a property in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0EN). It has council tax band E.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in July 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lych Cottage, Church Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lych Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Last sold (2000)
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 July 2000Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0EN: £520,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in CO2 0EN
Horseshoe Cottage, Church Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EN
Sold Aug 2025
£650,000Beech House, Church Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EN
Sold May 2024
£850,000Woodview, Church Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EN
Sold Jun 2023
£520,0001 Church Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EN
Sold Oct 2013
£330,000Oakwood House, Church Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EN
Sold Jul 2009
£355,000
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
311/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Malting Green Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO2 0EN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB
55 dB
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80 dB
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