24 Searle Way, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QS
About 24 Searle Way
24 Searle Way is a detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QS). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1577 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 is 42.5% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 16.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
24 Searle Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jul 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 24 Searle Way.
- Mar 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Building of a single story detached hobby room.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 160108
- Oct 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 121472
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
24 Searle Way has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 16 years.
£337,500
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2012Most recent
£337,500
+18.4%over 6 years1 September 2005
£285,000
+163.9%over 9 years20 June 1996
£108,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3QS: £385,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CO6 3QS
16 Searle Way, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QS
Sold Feb 2024
£405,0001 Searle Way, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QS
Sold Dec 2021
£360,00025 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
£361,600
Everything we know about 24 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
24 Searle Way is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,304
Street avg £3,034
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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