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Almonds Farm, Winters Hill, Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9UZ

Estimated value

£470,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£450,000)+4%

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

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
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

£470,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£450,000)+4%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Almonds Farm is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 9UZ. 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

    102 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2022

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in CO5 9UZ

    No recent sales of other homes in the postcode

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull 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.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 August 2025Most recent

    £450,000

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Almonds Farm, Winters Hill, Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9UZ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn 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 Almonds Farm

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

Almonds Farm is a detached house in Layer Marney, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

A recent sale: £450,000 in August 2025.

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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.

Almonds Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Feb 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 22 February 2032

5 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Almonds Farm, Winters Hill, Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9UZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Almonds Farm has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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

2.2 km

Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km

Nearest stops

  • Smyths GreenBus stop906m
  • Roundbush RoadBus stop986m
  • Layer Breton HeathBus stop1.6km
  • ChurchBus stop1.6km

Most reported crime locally

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

Go deeper on the local area

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 9UZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

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

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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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 Almonds Farm is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 9UZ. 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. 1 sale is recorded for Almonds Farm. 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 Almonds Farm was lodged in February 2022 at band E and is valid until February 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Almonds Farm. 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 1 school and 16 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 9UZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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