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5 Hawfinch Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LN

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Hawfinch Road

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

5 Hawfinch Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0LN). 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 (September 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 11.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 78.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £375,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Hawfinch Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Hawfinch Road 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.

Latest sale on 5 Hawfinch Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£419,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£375,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 September 2021Most recent

    £375,000

    +217.8%over 21 years
  2. 24 August 2000

    £118,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0LN: £370,000 (2022–2012).

On the street

Versus other Hawfinch Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 5 Hawfinch Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,641

Street avg £2,771

Strongly above

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Hawfinch Road

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

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

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
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.

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.

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 0LN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO2 0LN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 0LN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

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 5 Hawfinch Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.