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Hillcrest, Church Lane, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8LP

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
123 m²
1322 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Hillcrest

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

Hillcrest is a four-bedroom detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 8LP). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1322 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 sits 64.4% above the 2013 sale of £295,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (June 2013).

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
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
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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.

Hillcrest 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Feb 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hillcrest, Church Lane, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8LP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Hillcrest has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at Hillcrest, Church Lane, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8LP

1decisions1extensions3documents1nearby
  1. Jun 2006
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear conservatory extension.

    Extension
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/06/0760
    Full record in report

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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.

Hillcrest's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£485,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£295,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 June 2013Most recent

    £295,000

    +90.3%over 12 years

  2. 8 October 2000

    £155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 8LP: £465,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Hillcrest outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,401

Street avg £2,720

Strongly below

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 142 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

11 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

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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

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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

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Church Ln — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Lakelands Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

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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 CO3 8LP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO3 8LP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 8LP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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