22 Hawfinch Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LN
About 22 Hawfinch Road
22 Hawfinch Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0LN). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 65% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
22 Hawfinch Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 22 Hawfinch Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LN
- Aug 2004FullOutcome in report
Retrospective application to retain 1.83m fence erected on boundary line to side of house.
Retrospective- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/1189
- More recent applications — locked
- FullMar 2005Decision
- FullNov 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 19 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
31 July 2022Most recent
£370,000
+91.7%over 18 years12 December 2003
£193,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0LN: £370,000 (2021–2012).
Nearby sales in CO2 0LN
5 Hawfinch Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LN
Sold Sept 2021
£375,0008 Hawfinch Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LN
Sold Mar 2020
£370,0006 Hawfinch Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LN
Sold Nov 2018
£372,50014 Hawfinch Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LN
Sold Nov 2010
£230,0002 Hawfinch Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LN
Sold Jul 2010
£304,000
Versus other Hawfinch Road homes
22 Hawfinch Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,364
Street avg £2,827
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Hawfinch Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB







