1 Little Acorns, Colchester, CO4 0BB
About 1 Little Acorns
1 Little Acorns is a detached house in Colchester (CO4 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (May 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 December 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 Little Acorns has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 Little Acorns, Colchester, CO4 0BB
- Nov 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 232252
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Sales history & valuation
1 Little Acorns has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£548,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Little Acorns homes
On epc rating, 1 Little Acorns stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
80 (C)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 54 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
430/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bilsdale Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







