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Abbots Croft, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QL

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
203 m²
2185 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Abbots Croft

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

Abbots Croft is a detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QL). It has a recorded floor area of 203 m² (around 2185 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

At 203 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 54% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £740,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

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.

Abbots Croft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Abbots Croft, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Abbots Croft has an approved side extension on the planning record.

  1. May 2023
    Garage ConversionOutline
    In report

    Conversion of existing attached double garage into gym including new window and door along with blocking up existing garage door.

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    230654
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2016
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side of property

    Single storey side extensions, alterations and boundary wall.

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    161963
    View planning record
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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 Abbots Croft was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£779,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£740,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 May 2022Most recent

    £740,000

    +155.2%over 17 years
  2. 4 November 2004

    £290,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3QL: £370,000 (2023–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Abbotts Lane homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Abbots Croft outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,645

Street avg £2,735

Strongly above

Floor Area

203 m²

Street avg 138 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

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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.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Holiday Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 9 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.6dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 3QL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

51.0dB

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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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