Knotty Ash, Crayes Green, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PN
About Knotty Ash
Knotty Ash is a detached house in Layer Breton, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0PN). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £627,000 is 45% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 33% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
Energy performance
Knotty Ash's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Knotty Ash has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at Knotty Ash, Crayes Green, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PN
- Apr 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Proposed extensions to domestic residence.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 142465
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2021Decision
- ExtensionJan 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Knotty Ash valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£627,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£432,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 November 2013Most recent
£432,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0PN: £430,000 (2018–2012).
Nearby sales in CO2 0PN
The Gorse, Crayes Green, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PN
Sold Jul 2018
£430,000Heathfields House, Crayes Green, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PN
Sold Nov 2016
£430,000Ivy Lodge, Crayes Green, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PN
Sold Jul 2016
£475,000Acorn Cottage, Crayes Green, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PN
Sold Oct 2013
£440,000Chappel Cottage, Crayes Green, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PN
Sold Aug 2012
£222,500
Versus other Crayes Green homes
EPC Rating for Knotty Ash runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,942
Street avg £2,409
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







