14 Spring Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QE
About 14 Spring Lane
14 Spring Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 is 17.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 101.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in December 2017.
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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
- Aug 2018Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed rear extension, loft conversion and internal alterations
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 181483
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
14 Spring Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£345,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 December 2017Most recent
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3QE: £325,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in CO6 3QE
19 Spring Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QE
Sold Nov 2023
£315,00013 Spring Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QE
Sold Nov 2020
£340,0004 Spring Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QE
Sold Apr 2018
£420,00011 Spring Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QE
Sold May 2017
£325,00010 Spring Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QE
Sold May 2015
£300,000
Everything we know about 14 Spring Lane, 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 Spring Lane homes
EPC Rating for 14 Spring Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,792
Street avg £3,132
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB