Gable House, Shatters Road, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PY
About Gable House
Gable House is a detached house in Layer Breton, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0PY). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 sits 93.5% above the 2012 sale of £245,000. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in July 2012. At 121 m² it's 28.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (170 m² median across 8 EPCs).
Energy performance
Gable 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jun 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 June 2022
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Planning history
Gable House 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.
Sales history & valuation
£474,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£245,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 July 2012Most recent
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0PY: £485,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in CO2 0PY
Morven, Shatters Road, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PY
Sold Dec 2024
£575,000The Bungalow, Shatters Road, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PY
Sold Dec 2023
£412,000Arcanum, Shatters Road, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PY
Sold Oct 2020
£680,000Thorley Cottage, Shatters Road, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PY
Sold Sept 2019
£485,000Brambly Hedge, Shatters Road, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PY
Sold May 2014
£482,500
Versus other Shatters Road homes
Price per m²
£2,025
Street avg £2,808
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB







