Woodpeckers, Lowefields, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2LH
About Woodpeckers
Woodpeckers is a detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2LH). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £514,000 is 63.3% below the 2023 sale of £1,400,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£916/sq ft) was about 162.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 50 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £1,400,000 in January 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Woodpeckers has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Woodpeckers has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£514,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.5% per year over 21 years.
£1,400,000
Growth on file: 22.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
4 January 2023Most recent
£1,400,000
+6900.0%over 20 years31 January 2002
£20,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2LH: £340,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CO6 2LH
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Sold Aug 2024
£415,00016 Lowefields, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2LH
Sold Aug 2024
£335,00024 Lowefields, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2LH
Sold Apr 2024
£340,00043 Lowefields, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2LH
Sold Mar 2024
£365,000
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Versus other Lowefields homes
Woodpeckers outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,859
Street avg £4,028
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
0.3 km
Colne Priory — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB