Holly Lodge, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH
About Holly Lodge
Holly Lodge is a detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QH). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since July 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £623,000 sits 63.9% above the 2005 sale of £380,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Holly Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Holly Lodge has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Holly Lodge
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
Holly Lodge valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£623,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 July 2005Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3QH: £300,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO6 3QH
Grandview, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH
Sold Sept 2024
£300,000Rowan Croft, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH
Sold Apr 2023
£435,0002 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH
Sold Nov 2022
£222,000Deerwood, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH
Sold Sept 2022
£850,0003 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH
Sold Oct 2021
£172,000
Everything we know about Holly Lodge, 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 Halstead Road homes
On epc rating, Holly Lodge runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £3,073
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 10 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
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB