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4 Woodview Cottages, Woodview Road, Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9UP

1 planning record

Estimated value

£314,000

  • Against CO5 9UP's recent median (£452,500)-31%

Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£314,000

  • Against CO5 9UP's recent median (£452,500)-31%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 4 Woodview Cottages is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 9UP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    70 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2017

  • Sales of this home

    No sale recorded since 1995

  • Recent sales in CO5 9UP

    5 sales, median £452,500 (2025–1999)

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SalesLatest sale shown: June 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Woodview Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 9UP: £452,500 (2025–1999).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 4 Woodview Cottages, Woodview Road, Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9UP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • A planning decision worth checkingIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 4 Woodview Cottages

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

4 Woodview Cottages is a semi-detached house in Layer Marney, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9UP). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2024.

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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
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Jun 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 23 June 2027

7 months remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Woodview Cottages, Woodview Road, Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a two-storey rear extension application was refused at 4 Woodview Cottages in 2024.

1 application on record at 4 Woodview Cottages, Woodview Road, Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9UP

1decisions1extensions8documents1nearby
  1. Aug 2024
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Removal of existing sun room and construction of two storey rear extension

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    231580
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On the street

Versus other Woodview Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 4 Woodview Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

39 (E)

Street avg 61 (D)

Below

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below
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

92/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.9 km

Smyths Green — bus stop.

Closest school

2.7 km

Milldene Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Milldene Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km
  • Thurstable SchoolSecondary2.9km
  • Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km
  • Messing Primary SchoolPrimary3.0km

Nearest stops

  • Smyths GreenBus stop914m
  • Roundbush RoadBus stop1.4km
  • Harborough Hall RdBus stop1.8km
  • ChurchBus stop2.2km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
  • Other Theft128 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%

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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 9UP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO5 9UP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 9UP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Woodview Cottages is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 9UP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for 4 Woodview Cottages, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 4 Woodview Cottages was lodged in June 2017 at band E and is valid until June 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 4 Woodview Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 17 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 9UP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
4 Woodview Cottages is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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