Layer Hall, Church Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0ET
About Layer Hall
Layer Hall is a detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0ET). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
Energy performance
Layer Hall's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 November 2029
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Planning history
Layer Hall has no planning applications on record.
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
Layer Hall has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£768,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Church Road homes
Floor Area for Layer Hall runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.4 km
Water Works — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







