5 Ashwells Meadow, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RF
About 5 Ashwells Meadow
5 Ashwells Meadow is a four-bedroom detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2RF). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £643,000 is 16.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 19.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Ashwells Meadow sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- May 2021Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Part conversion of integral garage to habitable floorspace, replacement of roof to existing single-storey rear extension and alterations to glazing.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00692/HH
- Jul 2010Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Remove 1 Eucalyptus tree
Conservation Area- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 10/00181/TPOCON
What's in 5 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
Latest sale on 5 Ashwells Meadow was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£643,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 July 2017Most recent
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2RF: £370,000 (2024–2002).
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Versus other Ashwells Meadow homes
5 Ashwells Meadow outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,691
Street avg £4,050
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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.
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
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB