Fairholme, The Street, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JS
About Fairholme
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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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jun 2023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
Planning history
Fairholme has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Fairholme
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£594,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 16 years.
£421,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
16 September 2014Most recent
£421,000
+155.2%over 15 years12 March 1999
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1JS: £425,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in CO6 1JS
Pippins, The Street, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JS
Sold Nov 2024
£454,800Holly Cottage, The Street, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JS
Sold Nov 2024
£425,000Stalworths, The Street, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JS
Sold Sept 2024
£420,000New Cottage, The Street, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JS
Sold Jan 2024
£260,000The Walled House, The Street, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JS
Sold Oct 2018
£860,000
Everything we know about Fairholme, in one report
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

Versus other The Street homes
Fairholme is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,567
Street avg £3,110
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB