4 Searles Cottage, Copford Green, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DA
About 4 Searles Cottage
4 Searles Cottage is a semi-detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1DA). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Searles Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Searles Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 CO6 1DA: £645,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in CO6 1DA
3 Searles Cottage, Copford Green, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DA
Sold Jan 2024
£310,000Old Post Office, Copford Green, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DA
Sold Sept 2021
£720,0006 Searles Cottage, Copford Green, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DA
Sold Jul 2007
£228,000Tyhurst, Copford Green, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DA
Sold Jan 2007
£658,6002 Searles Cottage, Copford Green, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DA
Sold Jul 2002
£165,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Copford Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB