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Wash House, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH

1 planning record
Council tax
Band D
Overview

About Wash House

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

Wash House is a property in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NH). It has council tax band D.

It hasn't traded since July 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% 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

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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Planning

Planning history

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

Council records include a two-storey extension at Wash House.

1 application on record at Wash House, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH

1decisions1extensions2documents
  1. Feb 2001
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey

    Two storey extension

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/00/1923
    Full record in report

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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.

Wash House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Last sold (2007)

£250,000

Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 July 2007Most recent

    £250,000

    +212.5%over 10 years

  2. 17 July 1997

    £79,995

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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