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15 Greate House Farm Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LP

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 15 Greate House Farm Road

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

15 Greate House Farm Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0LP). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 is 18.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 64.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2020 for £325,000.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
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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.

15 Greate House Farm Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Greate House Farm Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Greate House Farm Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 15 Greate House Farm Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LP

1decisions1extensions2documents1nearby
  1. Oct 2004
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Rear single storey sun lounge conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/04/1686
    Full record in report

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£384,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£325,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 November 2020Most recent

    £325,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0LP: £398,500 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Greate House Farm Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 15 Greate House Farm Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,779

Street avg £3,209

Strongly above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 101 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£417k

1 Greate House Farm Road, Layer De La Haye

CO2 0LP

4 bed1 bath
£495k

1 Hillfield Cottages, Layer Breton

CO2 0PS

4 bed2 bath
£504k

1 Eldred Cottages, Olivers Lane

CO2 0HJ

4 bed
£582k

1 Birch Road, Layer De La Haye

CO2 0EL

4 bed2 bath
£396k

1 Chestnut Avenue

CO2 0AL

3 bed
£369k

1 Blenheim Drive

CO2 0AR

3 bed2 bath
£414k

1 Ash Grove

CO2 0AH

3 bed
£297k

1 Felstead Close

CO2 0BA

3 bed1 bath
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.
Full Colchester report

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

0.2 km

Hawfinch Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO2 0LP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO2 0LP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 0LP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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