Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Layer Wood Cottage, Clears Road, Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9XT
1 planning record
Last sold (2015)
£785,000
We only model an estimate once an EPC gives us the home's size and spec. The full report sets it against recent comparable sales.
- CO5 9XT recent median£390,000
Newest record on this page: April 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
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Floor area
No EPC on record
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2015
Recent sales in CO5 9XT
3 sales, median £390,000 (2025–1999)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sales timeline
23 September 2015Most recent
£785,000
+15.4%over 6 years1 December 2008
£680,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CO5 9XT: £390,000 (2025–1999).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Layer Wood Cottage, Clears Road, Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9XT. 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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About Layer Wood Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Layer Wood Cottage is a four-bedroom property in Layer Marney, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9XT). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2004. Across 2008–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
No EPC on record
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Layer Wood Cottage, Clears Road, Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9XT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Layer Wood Cottage, Clears Road, Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9XT
1decisions1extensions5documents1nearby
- Nov 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear first floor extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/1811
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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.
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
2.3 km
Milldene Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Milldene Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
- Thurstable SchoolSecondary2.4km
- Messing Primary SchoolPrimary2.4km
- St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary2.8km
Nearest stops
- Smyths GreenBus stop873m
- Harborough Hall RdBus stop1.2km
- Roundbush RoadBus stop1.6km
- The StreetBus stop2.4km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
- Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
- Other Theft128 reports9%
- Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 9XT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for Layer Wood Cottage because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in CO5 9XT.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Layer Wood Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for Layer Wood Cottage. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Layer Wood Cottage. 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 5 schools and 24 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 9XT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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