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Duchess House, Shatters Road, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PY

2 planning records

Estimated value

£508,000

  • Since the 2009 sale (£340,000)+49%
  • Against CO2 0PY's recent median (£485,000)+5%

Newest record on this page: December 2024. 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
5
From EPC
Floor area
170 m²
1833 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£508,000

  • Against its 2009 sale (£340,000)+49%
  • Against CO2 0PY's recent median (£485,000)+5%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Duchess House is modelled from its 170 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 0PY. 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

    170 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2008

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2009

  • Recent sales in CO2 0PY

    5 sales, median £485,000 (2024–2015)

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SalesLatest sale shown: December 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull 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.

Price for Duchess House has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 February 2009Most recent

    £340,000

    +300.0%over 13 years

  2. 29 November 1995

    £85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0PY: £485,000 (2024–2015).

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 Duchess House

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

Duchess House is a detached house in Layer Breton, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0PY). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1833 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in February 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 170 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 is 49.4% above the 2009 sale price.

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The data behind every report

  • 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.

Duchess House'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 26 Nov 2018

Current Certificate
Nov 2008

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 26 November 2018

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Duchess House, Shatters Road, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Duchess House has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at Duchess House, Shatters Road, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PY

2decisions2extensions22documents1nearby
  1. Aug 2016
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side of property

    First floor and two storey side extension.

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    161598
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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  • The 22 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Shatters Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Duchess House is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,996

Street avg £2,813

Below

Floor Area

170 m²

Street avg 156 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly below
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

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

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

Nearest schools

  • Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary1.6km
  • Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary3.0km

Nearest stops

  • ChurchBus stop180m
  • The Old Meeting HouseBus stop250m
  • Layer Breton HeathBus stop415m
  • Layer Breton HeathBus stop444m

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 0PY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC FNo mains gas

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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 Duchess House is modelled from its 170 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 0PY. 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. 2 sales are recorded for Duchess House. 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 Duchess House was lodged in November 2008 at band F and expired in November 2018, 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. 2 applications are matched to Duchess House. 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 25 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO2 0PY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Duchess House is in council tax band E. 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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