3 Ashwells Meadow, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RF
About 3 Ashwells Meadow
3 Ashwells Meadow is a four-bedroom detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2RF). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. At 102 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 2005–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 is 31.1% above the 2016 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Heating systemGas fired
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Ashwells Meadow has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for a proposed lawful development certificate - Erection of a single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00776/PLD
What's in 3 Ashwells Meadow, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£485,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 11 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
7 August 2016Most recent
£370,000
+42.3%over 11 years27 June 2005
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2RF: £470,000 (2024–1999).
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Versus other Ashwells Meadow homes
On price per m², 3 Ashwells Meadow runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,627
Street avg £4,072
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.1 km
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB