5 Monks Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RY
About 5 Monks Road
5 Monks Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2RY). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. At 107 m² it's 20.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 49 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 5 Monks Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jun 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree protected by Tree Preservation Order 64/00 - The works requiring permission involve the oak tree which needs to be removed/felled and the stump treated to prevent regrowth. The tree is T5 of attached arboricultural report & T2 of TPO 64/2000
- Agent
- Duramen Consulting Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00177/TPO
- Feb 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree protected by Tree Preservation Order - T5 (T2) - Oak - Fell The tree works are proposed to stop the influence of the tree(s) on the soil below building foundation level and provide long term stability.Estimated costs of repair to the building are ?18k if the influence of the tree(s) remain and ?3.2k if the proposed tree works are allowed to proceed. Granting permission will limit these costs. In the event of a refusal we, or our clients, will seek to secure compensation for the additional costs incurred through Section 202(e).Should the tree/s remain the total cost of repairs will be the Superstructural repairs + Alternative method of repairs = ?21.2k It is the expert opinion of both the case engineer and arboriculturalist that on the balance of probabilities the supporting information demonstrates the influence of the tree(s).Note: Further monitoring results may be submitted if these become available during the course of this application.
- Agent
- Environmental Services
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00411/TPO
What's in 5 Monks Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 July 2022Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2RY: £413,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO6 2RY
38 Monks Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RY
Sold Jan 2025
£310,00035 Monks Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RY
Sold Sept 2023
£413,00032 Monks Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RY
Sold Jul 2023
£728,49343 Monks Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RY
Sold Sept 2021
£395,0002 Monks Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RY
Sold May 2021
£400,000
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Versus other Monks Road homes
5 Monks Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,972
Street avg £4,203
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 2.0 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
0.2 km
Temperance Yard — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
45.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB