Sunnyside, Abberton Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JU
About Sunnyside
Sunnyside is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0JU). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe.
At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £393,000 sits 63.7% above the 2015 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 26.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (April 2015).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Sunnyside sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 June 2023
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Planning history
Sunnyside has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at Sunnyside, Abberton Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JU
- Jun 2009AnnexFullOutcome in report
Granny annexe and erection of chimney.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 090576
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryJan 2010Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.3% per year over 7 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 0.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
16 April 2015Most recent
£240,000
+2.6%over 7 years15 November 2007
£234,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0JU: £630,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in CO2 0JU
Homleigh, Abberton Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JU
Sold Jun 2022
£510,000Hawthorn, Abberton Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JU
Sold Aug 2021
£695,000Juniper, Abberton Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JU
Sold Mar 2021
£630,000Rowan, Abberton Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JU
Sold Feb 2021
£665,000Aspen, Abberton Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JU
Sold Mar 2020
£600,000
Versus other Abberton Road homes
Sunnyside is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,017
Street avg £3,519
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
Mill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB







