What kind of home is 8 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA?

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

How energy efficient is 8 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA?

The current EPC rating for 8 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in March 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA?

8 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (980 sq ft). That makes it about 26% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 1YA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA use?

The latest EPC at 8 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA records oil as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Solar water heating is recorded against the property. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 8 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA have?

8 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA has council approval for single-storey side extension granted in May 2008 under ref. 080652. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA?

8 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA is in council tax band C.

Which area is 8 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA in?

8 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 8 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA?

Police records around 8 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.

How well connected is 8 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA?

The closest bus stop to 8 Garden Fields, CO6 1YA is Village Hall, 102m away. In total there are 19 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

91 m²

980 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Garden Fields

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

8 Garden Fields is a detached house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1YA). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 91 m² it's 25.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).

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Risks

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Sold prices

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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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Mar 2026

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Garden Fields, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1YA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Garden Fields has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

May 2008
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
080652
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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.

8 Garden Fields has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£350,000

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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 1YA: £283,000 (2023–2016).

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.

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

EPC Rating

54 (E)

Street avg 60 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

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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

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