23 Green Farm Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HA
About 23 Green Farm Road
23 Green Farm Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2HA). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). A recent sale: £525,000 in March 2025. Across 2012–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 61.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
23 Green Farm Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Green Farm Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
23 Green Farm Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£518,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 12 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
19 March 2025Most recent
£525,000
+32.9%over 12 years22 November 2012
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2HA: £410,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO6 2HA
12 Green Farm Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HA
Sold Jul 2025
£360,00021 Green Farm Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HA
Sold Sept 2024
£925,00016 Green Farm Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HA
Sold Sept 2024
£415,00011 Green Farm Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HA
Sold Jul 2023
£320,0006 Green Farm Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HA
Sold Dec 2022
£410,000
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Versus other Green Farm Road homes
EPC Rating for 23 Green Farm Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £3,570
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School. 2 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
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB