12 Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB
About 12 Foundry Lane
12 Foundry Lane is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2SB). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since April 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 sits 552.4% above the 1999 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 75.7% below the postcode norm. At 84 m² it's 16.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 40 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Foundry Lane has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
12 Foundry Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£274,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£42,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 April 1999Most recent
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2SB: £305,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CO6 2SB
41 Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB
Sold Jan 2025
£305,00028 Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB
Sold Dec 2024
£315,00024 Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB
Sold Jul 2023
£201,0003 The Millstore, Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB
Sold May 2023
£1,100,00014 Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB
Sold Apr 2023
£295,000
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Versus other Foundry Lane homes
On price per m², 12 Foundry Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£500
Street avg £4,073
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
The Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB