1 Homefield Way, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SL
About 1 Homefield Way
1 Homefield Way is a semi-detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2SL). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 18.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Homefield Way has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First-floor side extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01059/HH
What's in 1 Homefield Way, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Homefield Way has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2SL: £95,000 (2014–1998).
Nearby sales in CO6 2SL
27 Homefield Way, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SL
Sold Aug 2014
£211,00019 Homefield Way, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SL
Sold May 2001
£85,00011 Homefield Way, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SL
Sold Nov 2000
£95,0003 Homefield Way, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SL
Sold Oct 1998
£60,0007 Homefield Way, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SL
Sold Apr 1998
£67,500
Everything we know about 1 Homefield Way, in one report
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Versus other Homefield Way homes
1 Homefield Way is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.6 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
45.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB