5 Oxford Place, High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2PU
About 5 Oxford Place
5 Oxford Place is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2PU). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band.
Held since May 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 sits 297.8% above the 1998 sale of £46,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 60.9% below the postcode norm. At 65 m² it's 27.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Oxford Place has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Oxford Place's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£46,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 May 1998Most recent
£46,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2PU: £171,500 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in CO6 2PU
4 Oxford Place, High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2PU
Sold Apr 2023
£182,0007 Oxford Place, High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2PU
Sold Dec 2021
£170,0006 Oxford Place, High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2PU
Sold Oct 2018
£175,0002 Oxford Place, High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2PU
Sold Mar 2017
£151,00014 Oxford Place, High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2PU
Sold Aug 2016
£143,000
Everything we know about 5 Oxford Place, in one report
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Versus other Oxford Place homes
Price per m² for 5 Oxford Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£715
Street avg £2,391
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.5 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
0.1 km
Temperance Yard — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB