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Get started7 Layer Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £399,000 is 15.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 65.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold September 2021 for £345,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£399,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 16 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 16 years.
On co₂ emissions, 7 Layer Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,107
Street avg £3,222
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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16 September 2021Most recent
£345,000
+21.1%over 2 years19 August 2019
£285,000
+32.6%over 13 years22 November 2005
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7NH: £656,000 (2024–2022).
Abberton Hall Layer Road Abberton Colchester
Sold Jun 2024
Abberton Lodge Cottage Layer Road Abberton Colchester
Sold Dec 2022
Fuchsia Cottage Layer Road Abberton Colchester
Sold Aug 2022
Willow House Layer Road Abberton Colchester
Sold May 2022
Corrie Cottage Layer Road Abberton Colchester
Sold Mar 2022
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
CO5 7EH
Layer Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Langenhoe Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB
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