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1 High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2PA

3 sales on record5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
164 m²
1765 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 High Street

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

1 High Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2PA). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59).

At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £610,000 is 20.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 47.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2019 at £505,000.

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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
  • Bathrooms2
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 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2017from May 2011
Low Energy Lighting
30%76%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2PA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 1 High Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Oct 2020
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1 - Magnolia Grandiflora - Thin crown and reduce by 1 meter and T1 - Remove lower branches on Cherry Tree and remove inverted branch in canopyT1 - Remove overhanging branches on Hazel Tree

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    20/00271/TPOCON
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2018
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Fell a Magnolia tree

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    18/00199/TPOCON
    View planning record

What's in 1 High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2PA's planning history?

3 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.

Latest sale on 1 High Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£610,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£505,000

Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 November 2019Most recent

    £505,000

    +21.7%over 6 years
  2. 2 July 2013

    £415,000

    +6.5%over 8 years
  3. 13 December 2004

    £389,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2PA: £200,000 (2024–2023).

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 1 High Street stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,079

Street avg £2,421

Above

Floor Area

164 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.1 t/year

Street avg 5.9 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

0.0 km

The Lion — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery. 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 2PA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 2PA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 2PA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2PA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.