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Bushes Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PW

1 planning record

Estimated value

£406,000

  • Since the 2012 sale (£250,000)+62%
  • Against CO2 0PW's recent median (£500,000)-19%

Newest record on this page: May 2021. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
68 m²
734 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£406,000

  • Against its 2012 sale (£250,000)+62%
  • Against CO2 0PW's recent median (£500,000)-19%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Bushes Cottage is modelled from its 68 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 0PW. 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

    68 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2011

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2012

  • Recent sales in CO2 0PW

    5 sales, median £500,000 (2021–2009)

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SalesLatest sale shown: May 2021Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull 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.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 May 2012Most recent

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0PW: £500,000 (2021–2009).

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 Bushes Cottage

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

Bushes Cottage is a detached house in Layer Breton, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0PW). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 734 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 sits 62.4% above the 2012 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 41.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2018. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (May 2012).

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  • 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.

Bushes Cottage'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 10 Nov 2021

Current Certificate
Nov 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 10 November 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bushes Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Bushes Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PW

1decisions21documents1nearby
  1. Mar 2018
    RenovationHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Replace existing timber windows with like-for-like windows due to extensive wet rot damage.

    New Windows
    Documents
    21 docs on file
    Reference
    180418
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On the street

Versus other Layer Breton Heath homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Bushes Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,666

Street avg £2,720

Strongly above

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 152 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Strongly above
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

0.2 km

Layer Breton Heath — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

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

Nearest schools

  • Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
  • Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km

Nearest stops

  • Layer Breton HeathBus stop156m
  • ChurchBus stop193m
  • Layer Breton HeathBus stop193m
  • Hare and HoundsBus stop263m

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 0PW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached BungalowEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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Comparables

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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 Bushes Cottage is modelled from its 68 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 0PW. 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. 1 sale is recorded for Bushes Cottage. 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 Bushes Cottage was lodged in November 2011 at band E and expired in November 2021, 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. 1 application is matched to Bushes Cottage. 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 24 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO2 0PW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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