Orpens Hill House, Orpens Hill, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0LY
Sales history & valuation
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in CO2 0LY: £545,000 (2018–2018).
Nearby sales in CO2 0LY
About Orpens Hill House
Orpens Hill House is a five-bedroom property in Birch, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0LY). It has council tax band G. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
- Sept 2006PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor extension, new windows, rear porch, change of use of garage to utility and bedroom, Resubmission of F/COL/06/0878
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/06/1411
- Jul 2006Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension to provide new bedroom and bathroom. Internal alterations to ground floor to form new kitchen.Ground floor extensionto provide access to games room and conversion of existing integral garage to form utility and guest bedroom.
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/06/0877
The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
311/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Lower Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary220m
- Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary2.5km
Nearest stops
- Lower RoadBus stop374m
- Birch RoadBus stop637m
- Caper LaneBus stop638m
- School LaneBus stop764m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,964 reports45%
- Anti-social Behaviour433 reports10%
- Vehicle Crime333 reports8%
- Public Order314 reports7%
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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How to read this page
- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for Orpens Hill House because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in CO2 0LY.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for Orpens Hill House, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for Orpens Hill House. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to Orpens Hill House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 25 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO2 0LY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Orpens Hill House is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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