136 High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RB
About 136 High Street
136 High Street is a detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2RB). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 3-band jump.
5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 136 High Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area: -3x Ash trees and 3x Sycamores - Re Pollard row to old points approx. 2.5 meters. Too close to neighbours property
Conservation Area- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02734/TPOCON
- Sept 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Sycamore (T1) - Fell to ground level due to tree showing signs of severe dieback
- Agent
- C J Wynn Tree Services
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00203/TPOCON
What's in 136 High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RB's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
136 High Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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 136 High Street, in one report
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Versus other High Street homes
On epc rating, 136 High Street stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 107 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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