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1 Mill Lane, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HY

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
153 m²
1647 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Mill Lane

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

1 Mill Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2HY). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 18.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £510,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Mill Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Aug 2023

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Aug 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2012from Oct 2012
EPC improved fromE46toD55
Heating Controls
FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Aug 2013from Oct 2012
Hot Water
Main SystemSolar

Hot water system upgraded

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Mill Lane, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2022
    Amendment
    In report

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use - Confirmation that application 95/00275/FUL is extant in relation to the extension to 1 Mill Lane.

    Retrospective
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    22/00026/ELD
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2021
    AnnexFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    First floor rear/side extension and conversion of garage to form self-contained annexe accommodation.

    Extension
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    21/02980/HH
    View planning record

What's in 1 Mill Lane, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HY's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£552,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£510,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 September 2021Most recent

    £510,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2HY: £485,000 (2025–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Mill Lane homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Mill Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,333

Street avg £3,625

Below

Floor Area

153 m²

Street avg 139 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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

0.3 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 2HY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 2HY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 2HY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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