3 Mallard Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JB
About 3 Mallard Close
3 Mallard Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0JB). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 119 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 3 EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (December 2015). Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 is 46.9% above the 2015 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 April 2025
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Planning history
3 Mallard Close has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 Mallard Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JB
- Jun 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed Front Extension (single storey)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 160775
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Sales history & valuation
3 Mallard Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£426,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£289,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 December 2015Most recent
£289,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0JB: £291,000 (2025–2001).
Nearby sales in CO2 0JB
4 Mallard Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JB
Sold Jul 2025
£409,2508 Mallard Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JB
Sold Apr 2017
£365,0002 Mallard Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JB
Sold Jun 2015
£291,0006 Mallard Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JB
Sold May 1999
£116,500
Versus other Mallard Close homes
3 Mallard Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,437
Street avg £3,350
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Hawfinch Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB







