17 Church Hill, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RG
About 17 Church Hill
17 Church Hill is a detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2RG). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 112 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 58.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £456,000 in February 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
17 Church Hill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Church Hill has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
17 Church Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£477,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£456,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 February 2024Most recent
£456,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2RG: £405,000 (2025–2008).
Nearby sales in CO6 2RG
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Versus other Church Hill homes
On epc rating, 17 Church Hill runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,071
Street avg £3,372
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 198 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.0 km
Church Hill — 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
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB