14 Crossways, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JA
About 14 Crossways
14 Crossways is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2JA). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1017 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 95 m² it's 19.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 is 25.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 41.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at 14 Crossways
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 14 Crossways.
- Jan 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02051/FUL
What's in 14 Crossways, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
14 Crossways valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 September 2017Most recent
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2JA: £265,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CO6 2JA
17 Crossways, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JA
Sold Oct 2025
£322,0008 Crossways, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JA
Sold Dec 2022
£4,00018 Crossways, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JA
Sold Sept 2021
£325,0007 Crossways, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JA
Sold Jul 2019
£250,00015 Crossways, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JA
Sold Feb 2018
£257,500
Everything we know about 14 Crossways, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Crossways homes
14 Crossways is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,910
Street avg £2,771
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Brook Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School. 4 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
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB