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1 planning record
About Austons
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Austons is a detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £425,000 is 16.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 38.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 105 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold February 2021 for £365,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Austons, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2013FullGranted
Proposed new roof to facilitate additional bedrooms within roofspace
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£425,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2021)
£365,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Layer Road homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m²
£3,476
Street avg £3,265
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 7NH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 28 points of interest in total.
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