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Fairholme, The Street, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JS

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
164 m²
1765 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Fairholme

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

Fairholme is a detached house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1JS). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 164 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (143 m² median across 10 EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in September 2014. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £594,000 is 41.1% above the 2014 sale price.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jun 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fairholme, The Street, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Fairholme 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.

Current estimate

£594,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£421,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 September 2014Most recent

    £421,000

    +155.2%over 15 years
  2. 12 March 1999

    £165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1JS: £425,000 (2024–2018).

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Fairholme is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,567

Street avg £3,110

Below

Floor Area

164 m²

Street avg 159 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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

0.2 km

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 CO6 1JS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 1JS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 1JS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Fairholme, The Street, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.