1 Valley View, Chapel Lane, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3EF
About 1 Valley View
1 Valley View is a detached house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2006 sq ft) and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a C (score 73). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 186 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 4 EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Valley View
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Valley View's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Valley View has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of a proposed rear extension, 5.1m in length, 2.45m high at the eaves and 3.9m at the highest point.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 146512
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Valley View
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Valley View has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£686,000
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 3EF: £585,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO6 3EF
Crockeys, Chapel Lane, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3EF
Sold Aug 2025
£585,000Micina, Chapel Lane, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3EF
Sold Dec 2024
£425,000Tregenna, Chapel Lane, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3EF
Sold Nov 2024
£545,0001 Laborne Place, Chapel Lane, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3EF
Sold Oct 2024
£625,000Orchard Cottage, Chapel Lane, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3EF
Sold Sept 2022
£780,000
Everything we know about 1 Valley View, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Chapel Lane homes
1 Valley View outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
73 (C)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 154 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 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
Donard Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt. 8 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
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB