3 Shrives Villas, Lawshalls Hill, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HU
About 3 Shrives Villas
3 Shrives Villas is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2HU). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since July 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £319,000 sits 431.7% above the 1997 sale of £60,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
3 Shrives Villas's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
3 Shrives Villas has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
3 Shrives Villas's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£319,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£60,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 July 1997Most recent
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2HU: £395,000 (2019–2001).
Nearby sales in CO6 2HU
The Lyons, Lawshalls Hill, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HU
Sold Apr 2019
£14,500Lawshalls, Lawshalls Hill, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HU
Sold Sept 2017
£662,500Aldercar Barn, Lawshalls Hill, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HU
Sold Oct 2015
£760,0004 Shrives Villas, Lawshalls Hill, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HU
Sold Oct 2013
£395,000Oak Gate, Lawshalls Hill, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HU
Sold May 2001
£322,000
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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
1.1 km
Bures Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB