Heathfields House, Crayes Green, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PN
About Heathfields House
Heathfields House is a detached house in Layer Breton, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0PN). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 55), 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 May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 is 35.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 25.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. At 145 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (172 m² median across 8 EPCs).
Energy performance
Heathfields House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 May 2026
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Planning history
Heathfields House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Heathfields House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 15 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
4 November 2016Most recent
£430,000
+161.4%over 15 years16 July 2001
£164,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0PN: £432,500 (2018–2012).
Nearby sales in CO2 0PN
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Sold Nov 2013
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Sold Oct 2013
£440,000Chappel Cottage, Crayes Green, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PN
Sold Aug 2012
£222,500
Versus other Crayes Green homes
Heathfields House is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,966
Street avg £2,405
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Layer Breton Heath — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







