Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Austons, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH
1 planning record
Estimated value
£444,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£365,000)+22%
- Against CO5 7NH's recent median (£656,000)-32%
Newest record on this page: June 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£444,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£365,000)+22%
- Against CO5 7NH's recent median (£656,000)-32%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Austons is modelled from its 105 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 7NH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
105 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2014
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in CO5 7NH
5 sales, median £656,000 (2024–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£365,000
+25.0%over 11 years4 November 2009
£292,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7NH: £656,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CO5 7NH
Abberton Hall, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH
Sold Jun 2024
£1,050,000Abberton Lodge Cottage, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH
Sold Dec 2022
£900,000Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH
Sold Aug 2022
£485,000Willow House, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH
Sold May 2022
£656,000Corrie Cottage, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH
Sold Mar 2022
£330,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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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.
Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 is 21.6% 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's 23.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 19 EPCs). 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.
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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 22 Apr 2024
Current Certificate
Apr 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 April 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Austons, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Austons, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH
1decisions17documents
- Dec 2013FullOutcome in report
Proposed new roof to facilitate additional bedrooms within roofspace
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 131513
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Versus other Layer Road homes
Four headline reads against 19 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 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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
92/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Layer Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Langenhoe Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Langenhoe Community Primary SchoolPrimary398m
- Cherry Tree AcademyPrimary2.4km
- Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary2.8km
Nearest stops
- Layer RoadBus stop195m
- Mersea RdBus stop221m
- Edward Marke DriveBus stop313m
- Butterfly LodgeBus stop644m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
- Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
- Other Theft128 reports9%
- Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Austons is modelled from its 105 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 7NH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Austons. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Austons was lodged in April 2014 at band D and expired in April 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Austons. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 25 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 7NH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Austons is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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