134 High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RB
About 134 High Street
134 High Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2RB). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 63 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 is 19.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
134 High Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
134 High Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notice of intent to carry out works to a tree in a Conservation Area - Reduce crown of Ash tree by 2-3 metres and remove dead wood
- Agent
- Treetop Services
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00346/TPOCON
- Jan 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/02113/FUL
What's in 134 High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RB's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
134 High Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 20 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
1 October 2015Most recent
£245,000
+50.8%over 9 years7 June 2006
£162,500
+25.0%over 3 years10 February 2003
£130,000
+116.7%over 3 years29 September 1999
£60,000
+64.4%over 3 years18 January 1996
£36,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2RB: £290,000 (2023–2023).
Nearby sales in CO6 2RB
Colne Place, Flat 5, 97 High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RB
Sold Nov 2023
£270,000Colne Place, Flat 6, 97 High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RB
Sold Oct 2023
£290,000Colne Place, Flat 8, 97 High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RB
Sold Sept 2023
£250,000Colne Place, Flat 3, 97 High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RB
Sold Aug 2023
£375,000Colne Place, Flat 2, 97 High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RB
Sold Jun 2023
£560,000
Everything we know about 134 High Street, 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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Versus other High Street homes
On epc rating, 134 High Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 112 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.2 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
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB