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8 Mallard Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JB

5 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 8 Mallard Close

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

8 Mallard Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0JB). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sold in April 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £441,000 is 20.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 24.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Mallard Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Apr 2024

Current Certificate
Apr 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 1 April 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC CNo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Mallard Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Mallard Close has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Mallard Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£441,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£365,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 April 2017Most recent

    £365,000

    +60.1%over 13 years

  2. 7 April 2004

    £228,000

    +53.5%over 2 years

  3. 29 May 2001

    £148,500

    +12.5%over 1 year

  4. 2 December 1999

    £132,000

    +61.0%over 4 years

  5. 14 September 1995

    £82,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in CO2 0JB: £290,498 (2025–1999).

On the street

Versus other Mallard Close homes

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

8 Mallard Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,544

Street avg £2,981

Above

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Mallard Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£404k

1 Greate House Farm Road, Layer De La Haye

CO2 0LP

4 bed1 bath
£546k

1 Hillfield Cottages, Layer Breton

CO2 0PS

4 bed2 bath
£552k

1 Eldred Cottages, Olivers Lane

CO2 0HJ

4 bed
£643k

1 Birch Road, Layer De La Haye

CO2 0EL

4 bed2 bath
£441k

1 Ash Grove

CO2 0AH

3 bed
£400k

1 Chestnut Avenue

CO2 0AL

3 bed
£527k

1 Chancery Grove, Mersea Road, Blackheath

CO2 0BQ

3 bed3 bath
£368k

1 Blenheim Drive

CO2 0AR

3 bed2 bath
Area

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.
Full Colchester report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 0JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Mallard Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.