17 Heathfields, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QP
About 17 Heathfields
17 Heathfields is a four-bedroom detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QP). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 90.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
17 Heathfields has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Proposed new front porch & garage conversion
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 241114
- Aug 2022ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition 4 of planning permission 221293
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 221963
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Heathfields
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£457,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 11 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
23 February 2022Most recent
£425,000
+17.2%over 4 years27 June 2017
£362,500
+51.1%over 5 years4 August 2011
£239,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3QP: £425,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CO6 3QP
14 Heathfields, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QP
Sold Jul 2024
£770,00029 Heathfields, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QP
Sold Jul 2022
£425,00026 Heathfields, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QP
Sold Sept 2020
£550,00021 Heathfields, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QP
Sold Aug 2019
£392,00044 Heathfields, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QP
Sold Jul 2019
£400,000
Everything we know about 17 Heathfields, 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 Heathfields homes
Price per m² for 17 Heathfields runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,972
Street avg £2,602
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Huxtables Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 10 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB