3 Searle Way, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QS
About 3 Searle Way
3 Searle Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QS). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 72).
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in March 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £569,000 sits 77.8% above the 2007 sale of £320,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 16.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Side extension to existing kitchen, remodelling of existing rear extension and first floor extension to existing garage roof to create additional bedroom.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 101828
- Apr 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Front dormer roof window extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/02/0238
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£569,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 March 2007Most recent
£320,000
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 3 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
3 Searle Way outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,658
Street avg £3,066
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 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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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