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Get startedThis 236 square metre property in Layer Breton, Colchester, Colchester carries an energy performance rating of E. It is heated by oil-fired central heating and is currently listed as a private rental. Records show the property last changed hands for £535,000 back in 2013.
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EPC rating and efficiency details
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Sept 2019
Transactions and market trends
Estimated value
£679,000
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Source: HM Land Registry
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UK HPI from HM Land Registry. Baseline: Jan 2015 = 100.
See how this property stacks up against others nearby
Comparing to 11 other houses on this street
Property value per square metre of floor space
Higher than only 29% of similar properties
Time since last sale — indicates ownership stability
Held longer than 71% of similar properties
Government energy efficiency score (1–100)
Around average
Total internal floor space
Larger than all similar properties
Annual carbon output from heating, hot water & lighting
Lowest among similar properties
Living spaces like bedrooms & living rooms
Around average
Comparisons are based on the most recent EPC data for each property in this postcode. Only similar property types (houses) are compared.
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This property is located in Layer Breton, a village within the CO 2 postal district of Colchester, Essex. It sits in a civil parish that shares its name with neighbouring Layer de la Haye and Layer Marney, and is close to the villages of Birch, Great Wigborough and Little Wigborough.
Layer Breton is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 285. It is one of three neighbouring parishes called Layer, the others being Layer de la Haye to the west, and Layer Marney to the east. The other neighbouring parishes to Layer Breton are Birch and Great and Little Wigborough. The village has a church dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, rebuilt in brick in 1923 on a new site nearly a mile to the north of the old one. The village was among those which suffered damage from the 1884 Colchester earthquake.
Average road noise levels for this postcode

07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Low
23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB
Low10 months of data for Colchester
Violence & Sexual
Dec 2025On or near Berechurch Hall Road
Criminal Damage & Arson
Nov 2025On or near Daniel Cole Road
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Schools and transport links nearby
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.6km
19 mins
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.9km
34 mins
Church
Bus Stop138m
2 mins
The Old Meeting House
Bus Stop224m
3 mins
Layer Breton Heath
Bus Stop392m
5 mins
Layer Breton Heath
Bus Stop412m
5 mins
Lower Road
Bus Stop494m
6 mins
Hare and Hounds
Bus Stop510m
6 mins
School data from Dept. for Education • Transport data from NaPTAN
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27 points of interest nearby
Map data from OpenStreetMap • Transport data from NaPTAN • School data from Dept. for Education • Scenic data from Beautifulplaces.ai
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