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Get started8 Brockwell Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Kelvedon, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9BB). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 9.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 72.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold December 2021 for £750,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
8 Brockwell Lane sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
Application for a non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 16/01904/FUL (Erection of extension to existing dormer windows and erection of outbuilding to form new studio, plus landscaping and alterations to improve parking facilities) - increase the size of the windows and add another set of french doors to the side elevation
Latest sale on 8 Brockwell Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£805,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 7 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 7 years.
Habitable Rooms for 8 Brockwell Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,518
Street avg £2,813
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Post Office — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
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Erection of extension to existing dormer windows and erection of outbuilding to form new studio, plus landscaping and alterations to improve parking facilities
2 more applications for this property
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10 December 2021Most recent
£750,000
+101.6%over 7 years8 July 2014
£372,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 9BB: £530,000 (2024–2014).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
CO5 9PQ
Closest school
0.5 km
Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.3dB
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