4 Hunts Yard, Massingham Drive, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2TD
About 4 Hunts Yard
4 Hunts Yard is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2TD). It has a recorded floor area of 503 m² (around 5414 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 17.1% below the postcode norm. Sold January 2020 for £755,000.
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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
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
4 Hunts Yard's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 4 Hunts Yard.
- Apr 2023Solar PanelsFullIn report
Proposed solar panels
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/03123/HH
- Apr 2023Solar PanelsHeritageIn report
Proposed solar panels
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/03124/LBC
What's in 4 Hunts Yard, Massingham Drive, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2TD'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.
£682,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 14 years.
£755,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
31 January 2020Most recent
£755,000
+20.8%over 11 years30 April 2008
£625,000
+33.4%over 2 years16 December 2005
£468,350
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2TD: £580,000 (2021–2008).
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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
0.5 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
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB