What type of property is 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH?

12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH?

12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH last sold for £410,500 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £325,000 in October 2016, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH?

Across 2 sales between October 2016 and September 2022, 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH rose from £325,000 to £410,500, a change of £85,500. That works out to roughly +4.1% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH?

The current EPC rating for 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in September 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH?

12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 1BH. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH?

12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH is in council tax band D.

Where is 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH located?

12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH sits in Copford, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH?

Police records around 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH?

The closest primary school to 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH is Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.3km), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (2.7km).

What transport links are near 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH?

The closest bus stop to 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH is Copford Lane, 283m away. The nearest rail option is Marks Tey Rail Station, 1.2km away.

Are there any environmental risks at 12 Foundry Lane, CO6 1BH?

Strategic noise mapping records 61.92 dB daytime road noise at the postcode (and 55.89 dB at night), above the WHO 55 dB daytime guideline.

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12 Foundry Lane, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BH

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Foundry Lane

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

12 Foundry Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 97.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 12 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £410,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff road

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

12 Foundry Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Sept 2024

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Foundry Lane, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Foundry Lane has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£431,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£410,500

Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

8 September 2022Most recent
£410,500
+26.3%over 5 years
27 October 2016
£325,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1BH: £427,500 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in CO6 1BH

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On the street

Versus other Foundry Lane homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 12 Foundry Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,887

Street avg £3,143

Strongly above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

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Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Copford Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 1BH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

61.9dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 1BH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

55.9dB

Moderate

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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