Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Essex House, Waterworks Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EP
1 planning record
Estimated value
£872,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£750,000)+16%
- Against CO2 0EP's recent median (£366,000)+138%
Newest record on this page: April 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
194 m²
2088 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£872,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£750,000)+16%
- Against CO2 0EP's recent median (£366,000)+138%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Essex House is modelled from its 194 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 0EP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
194 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2020
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in CO2 0EP
5 sales, median £366,000 (2021–2007)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2021 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on The Essex House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
1 March 2021Most recent
£750,000
+60.1%over 7 years29 November 2013
£468,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0EP: £366,000 (2021–2007).
Nearby sales in CO2 0EP
2 Waterworks Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EP
Sold Jan 2021
£420,0003 Waterworks Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EP
Sold Oct 2020
£366,00013 Waterworks Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EP
Sold Sept 2018
£385,0006 Waterworks Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EP
Sold Nov 2010
£262,5005 Waterworks Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EP
Sold Oct 2007
£215,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Essex House, Waterworks Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- A planning decision worth checkingIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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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 £872,000 is 16.3% 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 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.
Current Certificate
Jul 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 July 2030
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 2022PorchFullOutcome 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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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
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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
0.2 km
Water Works — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary731m
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km
Nearest stops
- Water WorksBus stop164m
- Malting Green RdBus stop621m
- Old Forge RoadBus stop687m
- The FoxBus stop695m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,964 reports45%
- Anti-social Behaviour433 reports10%
- Vehicle Crime333 reports8%
- Public Order314 reports7%
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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 0EP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for The Essex House is modelled from its 194 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 0EP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for The Essex House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Essex House was lodged in July 2020 at band D and is valid until July 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to The Essex House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 29 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO2 0EP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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