Chestnut Farm, Maldon Road, Great Wigborough, Colchester, CO5 7RH
About Chestnut Farm
Chestnut Farm is a detached house in Great Wigborough, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7RH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2025 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil: heating oil.
Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £802,000 is 47.2% above the 2007 sale price.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Snagging Report
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Planning history
4 applications on record at Chestnut Farm, Maldon Road, Great Wigborough, Colchester, CO5 7RH
- May 2004AnnexFullOutcome in report
Proposed annex building together with reconstruction of barn to form workshop and garage
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/0543
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJun 2023Decision
- AnnexDec 2022Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£802,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£545,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 July 2007Most recent
£545,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO5 7RH: £233,750 (2010–1999).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.4 km
School Lane South — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







