4 Spring Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QE
About 4 Spring Lane
4 Spring Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 123 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 2003–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £512,000 is 21.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 48% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 4 Spring Lane.
- Aug 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 211884
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Spring Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£512,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 15 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
4 April 2018Most recent
£420,000
+33.3%over 10 years4 December 2007
£315,000
+7.7%over 2 years24 February 2005
£292,500
+143.8%31 August 2004
£120,000
-60.7%over 1 year26 February 2003
£305,000
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
£340,00014 Spring Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QE
Sold Dec 2017
£345,00011 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
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Spring Lane homes
EPC Rating for 4 Spring Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,415
Street avg £3,329
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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