What kind of home is Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW?

Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW sell for?

Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW last sold for £330,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £175,000 in November 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW?

Across 4 sales between November 2003 and May 2021, Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW rose from £175,000 to £330,000, a change of £155,000. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW?

The current EPC rating for Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW is F with a score of 36 out of 100, lodged in November 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW?

Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 54% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO2 0PW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW use?

The latest EPC at Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW?

Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW is in council tax band D.

Which area is Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW in?

Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW sits in Layer Breton, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO2 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW?

Police records around Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 53% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (86% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW?

The closest primary school to Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW is Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (1.3km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW?

The closest bus stop to Hollytree Cottage, Layer Breton Heath, CO2 0PW is Layer Breton Heath, 156m away. In total there are 24 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 36

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Hollytree Cottage

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

Hollytree Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Layer Breton, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0PW). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold May 2021 for £330,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 is 18.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 60.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Hollytree Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Nov 2022

EPC Rating

F36

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

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

Hollytree Cottage 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£392,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£330,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

3 May 2021Most recent
£330,000
+37.5%over 8 years
11 April 2013
£240,000
+37.9%over 7 years
9 June 2005
£174,000
-0.6%over 1 year
14 November 2003
£175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0PW: £500,000 (2015–2007).

Nearby sales in CO2 0PW

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.

On price per m², Hollytree Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,714

Street avg £2,546

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 152 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

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

1.3 km

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

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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· 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

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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