What kind of home is 8 The Walk, CO6 3QG?

8 The Walk, CO6 3QG is a semi-detached house.

When did 8 The Walk, CO6 3QG last change hands?

8 The Walk, CO6 3QG last sold for £35,000 in June 1999, around 27 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 The Walk, CO6 3QG have?

The current EPC rating for 8 The Walk, CO6 3QG is F with a score of 36 out of 100, lodged in September 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 The Walk, CO6 3QG?

8 The Walk, CO6 3QG has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft). That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 3QG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 The Walk, CO6 3QG use?

The latest EPC at 8 The Walk, CO6 3QG records oil as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 The Walk, CO6 3QG?

8 The Walk, CO6 3QG is in council tax band C.

Which area is 8 The Walk, CO6 3QG in?

8 The Walk, CO6 3QG sits in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 8 The Walk, CO6 3QG?

Police records around 8 The Walk, CO6 3QG show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 The Walk, CO6 3QG?

The closest primary school to 8 The Walk, CO6 3QG is Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham (912m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (2.0km).

How well connected is 8 The Walk, CO6 3QG?

The closest bus stop to 8 The Walk, CO6 3QG is The Walk, 148m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 The Walk, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QG

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 36

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 The Walk

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 The Walk is a semi-detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since June 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 sits 660% above the 1999 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 83.7% below the postcode norm.

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 The Walk sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Sept 2025

EPC Rating

F36

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 The Walk, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 The Walk has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 The Walk was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£266,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1999)

£35,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

3 June 1999Most recent
£35,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3QG: £280,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CO6 3QG

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On the street

Versus other The Walk homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 The Walk lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£432

Street avg £3,402

Strongly below

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 85 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

Full Colchester report

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

0.1 km

The Walk — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 3QG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 3QG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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