9 Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB
About 9 Foundry Lane
9 Foundry Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2SB). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1187 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and tree works, 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 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 84.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- ParkingYes
Building
- Heating systemGas fired
Energy performance
9 Foundry Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a part single, part two-storey side and rear extension and alterations to boundary wall to create new parking area.
- Agent
- Harrington's Architecture and Design Ltd
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00116/HH
- Jan 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1 - Holly - To be removed, T2 - Sycamore - To be removedT3 - Fir - To be removed
- Agent
- Harrington's Architecture and Design Ltd
Conservation Area- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00030/TPOCON
What's in 9 Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
9 Foundry Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 14 years.
£407,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
12 October 2017Most recent
£407,000
+49.1%over 12 years4 July 2005
£273,000
+34.1%over 1 year1 April 2004
£203,589
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
Everything we know about 9 Foundry Lane, in one report
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Versus other Foundry Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for 9 Foundry Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,691
Street avg £3,940
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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.
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
38.7dB