Willow Lodge, Shatters Road, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PY
About Willow Lodge
Willow Lodge is a detached house in Layer Breton, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0PY). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in August 2001. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £621,000 sits 188.8% above the 2001 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 45.3% below the postcode norm. At 176 m² it's 21% larger than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Willow Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
Willow Lodge 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
Willow Lodge's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£621,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.4% per year over 5 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
2 August 2001Most recent
£215,000
+81.4%over 5 years4 July 1996
£118,500
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
Willow Lodge is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,222
Street avg £2,942
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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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