4 Searle Way, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QS
About 4 Searle Way
4 Searle Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QS). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 166 m² it's 29.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £540,000 is 18.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 39.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2020 at £455,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Searle Way has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2013ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed first floor rear extension above existing ground floor structure and erection of a single storey conservatory and covered wayextension.
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 122263
- Oct 2011ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed first floor rear extension and conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 111566
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Searle Way
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
4 Searle Way has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£540,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 17 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2020Most recent
£455,000
+122.0%over 16 years31 October 2003
£205,000
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 4 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
4 Searle Way outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,741
Street avg £3,012
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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