Little Acorns, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QL
About Little Acorns
Little Acorns is a three-bedroom detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QL). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £586,000 is 33.2% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 78.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageDouble
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Little Acorns's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Little Acorns has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2009Tree WorksFullIn report
Varation of Condition 10 of planning permission O/COL/06/0917. Remove dead and dying trees and replant trees and hedges
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 090293
- Jan 2009FullIn report
Variation of condition 10 of planning permission O/COL/06/0917.Remove dead & dying trees and replant trees and hedges.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 081942
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Little Acorns
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
Little Acorns valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£586,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£440,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 February 2013Most recent
£440,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3QL: £370,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CO6 3QL
1 Abbotts Cottages, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QL
Sold Aug 2023
£365,000Cresta, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QL
Sold Nov 2022
£685,000Abbots Croft, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QL
Sold May 2022
£740,000Levens, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QL
Sold Apr 2020
£10,500The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QL
Sold Jun 2018
£370,000
Everything we know about Little Acorns, 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 Abbotts Lane homes
Little Acorns outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,438
Street avg £2,776
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
Holiday Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 9 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
57.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.0dB