25 Searle Way, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QS
About 25 Searle Way
25 Searle Way is a two-bedroom detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QS). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 is 21.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 79.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 109 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 23 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £385,000. 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
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
25 Searle Way has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to form utility room
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0317
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 18 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£385,000
+131.9%over 18 years22 January 2003
£166,000
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
£405,0001 Searle Way, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QS
Sold Dec 2021
£360,00018 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 25 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
25 Searle Way is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,532
Street avg £2,973
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 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
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB