What kind of home is 5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH?

5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH?

5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH last sold for £233,500 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH?

The current EPC rating for 5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in July 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH?

5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (614 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 2LH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH use?

The latest EPC at 5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH?

5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH in?

5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH sits in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district.

Is 5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH 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.

What schools are near 5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH?

The closest primary school to 5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH is Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery (572m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH?

The closest bus stop to 5 Lowefields, CO6 2LH is Colne Priory, 277m away. In total there are 19 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Lowefields, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2LH

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

57 m²

614 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Lowefields

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

5 Lowefields is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2LH). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 57 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 50 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 is 28.1% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £233,500. 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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

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 Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Lowefields, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Lowefields has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

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

£299,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£233,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

22 February 2021Most recent
£233,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2LH: £340,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CO6 2LH

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On the street

Versus other Lowefields homes

Four headline reads against 48 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 5 Lowefields runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,096

Street avg £4,169

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Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 91 m²

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Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

0.3 km

Colne Priory — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 2LH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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