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Fiveways Farmhouse, Heath Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0QR

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
125 m²
1341 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Fiveways Farmhouse

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

Fiveways Farmhouse is a four-bedroom detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0QR). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1341 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in February 2011. Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £487,000 sits 65.1% above the 2011 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 37.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 125 m² it's 18.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms4
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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.

Fiveways Farmhouse'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 29 Oct 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fiveways Farmhouse, Heath Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Fiveways Farmhouse, Heath Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0QR

1decisions1extensions13documents1nearby
  1. Sept 2016
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension & Alterations to Fiveways Farmhouse

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    161884
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Fiveways Farmhouse has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£487,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£295,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 February 2011Most recent

    £295,000

    +163.4%over 13 years

  2. 3 July 1997

    £112,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 0QR: £445,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Heath Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Fiveways Farmhouse runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,368

Street avg £3,690

Strongly below

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Fiveways Farmhouse

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£450k

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1 Brimstone Chase, Stanway

CO3 0AN

4 bed2 bath
£395k

1 Beacon Way, Stanway

CO3 0JA

4 bed
£345k

1 Columbine Mews, Stanway

CO3 0SG

4 bed1 bath
£413k

1 Blackberry Road, Stanway

CO3 0RT

3 bed2 bath
£406k

1 Butterfly Trail, Stanway

CO3 0AL

3 bed1 bath
£399k

1 Charles Bree Way, Stanway

CO3 0AS

3 bed2 bath
£382k

1 Cornflower Close, Stanway

CO3 0SE

3 bed1 bath
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

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Fiveways Co - Op — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Stanway Fiveways Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 CO3 0QR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO3 0QR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 0QR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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