What type of property is The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP?

The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP is a detached house.

What did The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP sell for?

The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP last sold for £750,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £468,500 in November 2013, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between November 2013 and March 2021, The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP rose from £468,500 to £750,000, a change of £281,500. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP?

The current EPC rating for The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in July 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP?

The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (2,088 sq ft). That makes it about 288% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO2 0EP. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP heated?

The latest EPC at The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP?

The most recent planning decision at The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP was a refusal for two-storey side extension (ref. 220437) in April 2022. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP located?

The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP sits in Layer-de-la-haye, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO2 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP?

Police records around The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 53% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (86% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP?

The closest primary school to The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP is Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (731m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP?

The closest bus stop to The Essex House, Waterworks Close, CO2 0EP is Water Works, 164m away. In total there are 29 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Essex House, Waterworks Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EP

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

194 m²

2088 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Essex House

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

The Essex House is a detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0EP). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.

At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £844,000 is 12.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 119.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2022. Last sale on file: £750,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

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

The Essex House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Essex House, Waterworks Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a porch application was refused at The Essex House in 2022.

1 application on record at The Essex House, Waterworks Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EP

1decisions1extensions16documents1nearby

Apr 2022
PorchFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension, Front porch alterations to include first floor element and new rear outbuilding (revised description)
Extension
Documents
16 docs on file
Reference
220437
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on The Essex House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£844,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£750,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

1 March 2021Most recent
£750,000
+60.1%over 7 years
29 November 2013
£468,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0EP: £366,000 (2021–2007).

Nearby sales in CO2 0EP

On the street

Versus other Waterworks Close homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Essex House is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,866

Street avg £3,017

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Floor Area

194 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

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

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.2 km

Water Works — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 0EP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

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