The Cottage, Church Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EW
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a two-bedroom property in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0EW). It has council tax band D. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £471,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
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Planning history
A a single-storey extension application was refused at The Cottage in 2026.
4 applications on record at The Cottage, Church Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0EW
- Nov 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Proposed part two storey/part first floor rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 222238
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2026Decision
- ExtensionJan 2026Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£471,500
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£471,500
+34.7%over 2 years17 April 2019
£350,000
+40.0%over 8 years21 June 2010
£250,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO2 0EW: £240,000 (2017–2001).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Water Works — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB