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Rifah, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH

2 planning records
Council tax
Band F
Overview

About Rifah

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Rifah is a property in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NH). It has council tax band F.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across 2002–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year.

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Rifah, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Rifah has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

2 applications on record at Rifah, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH

1 live now
1decisions2extensions2documents
  1. May 2005
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Rear conservatory.

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/05/0490
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. PorchDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Last sold (2015)

£439,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 September 2015Most recent

    £439,000

    +75.6%over 13 years

  2. 11 August 2002

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7NH: £656,000 (2024–2022).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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.
Full Colchester report

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

Layer Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Langenhoe Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for CO5 7NH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 7NH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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