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4 Greenfield Houses, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NJ

2 planning records

Estimated value

£380,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£280,000)+36%
  • Against CO2 0NJ's recent median (£256,500)+48%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
121 m²
1302 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£380,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£280,000)+36%
  • Against CO2 0NJ's recent median (£256,500)+48%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 4 Greenfield Houses is modelled from its 121 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 0NJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    121 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2015

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2020

  • Recent sales in CO2 0NJ

    5 sales, median £256,500 (2025–2016)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Sales timeline

  1. 17 May 2020Most recent

    £280,000

    +36.6%over 4 years

  2. 29 March 2016

    £205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0NJ: £256,500 (2025–2016).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 4 Greenfield Houses

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

4 Greenfield Houses is an end-of-terrace house in Birch, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 is 35.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 19.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £280,000 in May 2020.

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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Dec 2025

Current Certificate
Dec 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 11 December 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Greenfield Houses, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

2 applications on record at 4 Greenfield Houses, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NJ

2decisions2extensions17documents1nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Jul 2021
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Proposed side & rear extension. New entrance porch following demolition of existing.

    ExtensionDemolition
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    211437
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. PorchDecision

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  • The 17 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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On the street

Versus other Greenfield Houses homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 4 Greenfield Houses stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,314

Street avg £2,188

Above

Floor Area

121 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below
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

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

0.3 km

Mill Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary831m
  • Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km

Nearest stops

  • Mill LaneBus stop330m
  • Hare and HoundsBus stop424m
  • School LaneBus stop424m
  • Layer Breton HeathBus stop514m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,964 reports45%
  • Anti-social Behaviour433 reports10%
  • Vehicle Crime333 reports8%
  • Public Order314 reports7%

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 0NJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Mid 20th centuryEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DNo mains gas

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Greenfield Houses is modelled from its 121 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 0NJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 4 Greenfield Houses. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 4 Greenfield Houses was lodged in December 2015 at band D and expired in December 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 4 Greenfield Houses. 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 22 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO2 0NJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
4 Greenfield Houses is in council tax band C. 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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