1 Searle Way, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QS
About 1 Searle Way
1 Searle Way is a two-bedroom detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QS). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£531/sq ft) was about 191.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £360,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Searle Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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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.
£374,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 December 2021Most recent
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3QS: £405,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CO6 3QS
16 Searle Way, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QS
Sold Feb 2024
£405,00025 Searle Way, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QS
Sold Jun 2021
£385,00018 Searle Way, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QS
Sold Nov 2020
£565,0002 Searle Way, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QS
Sold Sept 2020
£361,6004 Searle Way, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QS
Sold Jun 2020
£455,000
Everything we know about 1 Searle Way, 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 Searle Way homes
1 Searle Way outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,714
Street avg £2,864
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 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
The Cricketers — 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
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB