18 Green Acres Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JP
About 18 Green Acres Road
18 Green Acres Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0JP). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 114 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 19 EPCs). Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 is 20.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 59.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 18 Green Acres Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JP
- Nov 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Proposed extension and alterations.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 072473
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Sales history & valuation
18 Green Acres Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 21 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
19 April 2018Most recent
£345,000
+38.0%over 3 years28 November 2014
£250,000
+195.9%over 15 years5 March 1999
£84,500
+20.7%over 2 years28 February 1997
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0JP: £362,500 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CO2 0JP
25a, Green Acres Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JP
Sold Sept 2025
£370,00019 Green Acres Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JP
Sold Jul 2025
£400,00015 Green Acres Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JP
Sold Jun 2021
£362,50021 Green Acres Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JP
Sold Jul 2019
£300,00027 Green Acres Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JP
Sold Apr 2018
£330,000
Versus other Green Acres Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 18 Green Acres Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,026
Street avg £2,514
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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
New Cut — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

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