Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Hillfield Cottages, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PS
Last sold (2002)
£129,995
We only model an estimate once an EPC gives us the home's size and spec. The full report sets it against recent comparable sales.
- CO2 0PS recent median£522,000
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Council tax
Band C
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Floor area
No EPC on record
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2002
Recent sales in CO2 0PS
5 sales, median £522,000 (2025–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 2 Hillfield Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
27 March 2002Most recent
£129,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0PS: £522,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CO2 0PS
Breton Heights, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PS
Sold Nov 2025
£800,0003 Hillfield Cottages, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PS
Sold Jul 2023
£318,2501 Hillfield Cottages, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PS
Sold Aug 2019
£410,000Novembers Lodge, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PS
Sold Dec 2016
£402,000Holly Farm, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PS
Sold May 2014
£367,500
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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About 2 Hillfield Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Hillfield Cottages is a property in Layer Breton, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0PS). It has council tax band C.
Held since March 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
No EPC on record
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Hillfield Cottages, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Hillfield Cottages has no planning applications on record.
1
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
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.
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
0.1 km
The Old Meeting House — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
Nearest stops
- The Old Meeting HouseBus stop131m
- Lower RoadBus stop141m
- ChurchBus stop487m
- Layer Breton HeathBus stop745m
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO2 0PS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for 2 Hillfield Cottages 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 0PS.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 2 Hillfield Cottages. 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 2 Hillfield Cottages. 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. None is matched to 2 Hillfield Cottages. 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 1 school and 25 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO2 0PS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 2 Hillfield Cottages 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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