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Get startedLainston, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH
5 sales on record
About Lainston
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lainston is a detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £766,000 is 12.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 44.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £680,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
May 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lainston, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lainston has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2022ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey rear and side extensions
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Lainston has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£766,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2020)
£680,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 20 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
£3,696
Street avg £3,250
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 168 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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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