26 Heathfields, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QP
About 26 Heathfields
26 Heathfields is a four-bedroom detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QP). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £629,000 is 14.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 34.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £550,000 in September 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed re-roof and single storey rear extension and alterations
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/07/0208
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
26 Heathfields has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.
£629,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 14 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
24 September 2020Most recent
£550,000
+132.1%over 14 years3 August 2006
£237,000
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
£425,00017 Heathfields, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QP
Sold Feb 2022
£425,00021 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 26 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
EPC Rating for 26 Heathfields runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,022
Street avg £2,666
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB