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

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Greate House Farm Road

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

4 Greate House Farm Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0LP). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 sits 67.9% above the 2006 sale of £237,000. At 104 m² it's 21.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 10 EPCs).

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Greate House Farm Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Greate House Farm 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.

4 Greate House Farm Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£398,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2006)

£237,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 July 2006Most recent

    £237,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0LP: £398,500 (2025–2020).

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.

Price per m² for 4 Greate House Farm Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,279

Street avg £3,359

Strongly below

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Greate House Farm 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
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
£414k

1 Ash Grove

CO2 0AH

3 bed
£369k

1 Blenheim Drive

CO2 0AR

3 bed2 bath
£499k

1 Chancery Grove, Mersea Road, Blackheath

CO2 0BQ

3 bed3 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.

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 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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Greate House Farm Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.