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

3 Greate House Farm Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0LP). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £560,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 43.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.