Fields Farm, Fields Farm Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JN
About Fields Farm
Fields Farm is a detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0JN). It has a recorded floor area of 335 m² (around 3606 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 335 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,001,000 is 10% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016.
Energy performance
Fields Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 March 2036
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Planning history
Fields Farm has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
6 applications on record at Fields Farm, Fields Farm Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JN
- Feb 2001FullOutcome in report
Application for removal of Agricultural Occupancy condition imposed onplanning permission COL/85/0385 for 'Provision of farm residence for farmer' (condition 01)
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/01/0047
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsOct 2017Decision
- Change of UseDec 2016Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2009.
£1,001,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.9% per year over 7 years.
£910,000
Growth on file: 15.9% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
22 February 2016Most recent
£910,000
+180.0%over 6 years27 February 2009
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0JN: £610,000 (2019–2011).
Nearby sales in CO2 0JN
Dormers, Fields Farm Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JN
Sold Jun 2019
£650,000Elm Tree Cottage, Fields Farm Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JN
Sold Dec 2015
£505,000Thatch Cottage, Fields Farm Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JN
Sold Sept 2015
£610,000Layer Fields House, Fields Farm Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JN
Sold Aug 2014
£1,050,0001 Kennels Cottages, Fields Farm Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JN
Sold Dec 2011
£375,000
Versus other Fields Farm Road homes
Price per m² for Fields Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,716
Street avg £3,812
Floor Area
335 m²
Street avg 200 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 9.1 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
0.4 km
Mill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 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
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB







