42 Nayland Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5EN
About 42 Nayland Road
42 Nayland Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Mile End, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5EN). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 is 19.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 41.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in March 2020.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
42 Nayland Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2020PorchFullIn report
Erection of single storey orangery and entrance porch
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 201358
- Mar 2010New BuildOutlineIn report
Reserved Matters application for demolition of existing workshops, residence and associated buildings and erection of new residential with vehicle access following outline permission O/COL/05/1718.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 100117
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 42 Nayland Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
42 Nayland Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.8% per year over 14 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: -2.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2020Most recent
£300,000
+24.0%over 6 years1 November 2013
£242,000
-46.2%over 7 years27 January 2006
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5EN: £240,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CO4 5EN
81 Nayland Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5EN
Sold Aug 2025
£225,00050a, Nayland Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5EN
Sold May 2024
£305,00089 Nayland Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5EN
Sold Jan 2023
£290,00095 Nayland Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5EN
Sold Feb 2021
£240,00085 Nayland Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5EN
Sold Sept 2018
£380,000
Everything we know about 42 Nayland Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Nayland Road homes
Floor Area for 42 Nayland Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,830
Street avg £3,084
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 78 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 10 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Nayland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Myland Community Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB