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About Gardenfield Bungalow
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Gardenfield Bungalow is a detached house in Layer Marney, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9XW). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 145 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£448/sq ft) was about 65.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £700,000 in January 2024.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Gardenfield Bungalow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Gardenfield Bungalow, Smythes Green, Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9XW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Gardenfield Bungalow has an approved extension on the planning record.
- May 2012OutbuildingFullGranted
Garden shed for hobby use
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Gardenfield Bungalow was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£725,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2024)
£700,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Smythes Green homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Gardenfield Bungalow outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,828
Street avg £2,765
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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