What type of property is 5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA?

5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA is a detached house.

What did 5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA sell for?

5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA last sold for £365,000 in March 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £88,000 in December 1997, so prices have been rising over 21 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA?

Across 2 sales between December 1997 and March 2019, 5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA rose from £88,000 to £365,000, a change of £277,000. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA?

The current EPC rating for 5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in January 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA?

5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (1,119 sq ft). That makes it about 44% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 1YA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA?

5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA is in council tax band D.

Where is 5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA located?

5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA sits in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA?

Police records around 5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA 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.

What is the nearest station to 5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA?

The closest bus stop to 5 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA is Village Hall, 102m away. In total there are 19 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Garden Fields, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1YA

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

104 m²

1119 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Garden Fields

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

5 Garden Fields is a detached house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1YA). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 is 24.7% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2019 at £365,000.

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Valuation

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Risks

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Garden Fields, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1YA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Garden Fields 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.

5 Garden Fields has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£455,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£365,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

1 March 2019Most recent
£365,000
+314.8%over 21 years
16 December 1997
£88,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1YA: £270,000 (2023–2013).

Nearby sales in CO6 1YA

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On the street

Versus other Garden Fields homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Garden Fields is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,510

Street avg £4,084

Below

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below

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.

Full Colchester report

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

Village Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

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

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 1YA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

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