5 Searle Way, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QS
About 5 Searle Way
5 Searle Way is a four-bedroom property in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QS). It has council tax band D.
Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
- May 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Extension to first floor bedroom. Provision of garden room to rear of property.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 130633
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£249,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
5 July 2009Most recent
£249,000
+0.8%over 3 years5 December 2005
£247,000
+141.0%over 6 years7 January 1999
£102,500
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 5 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
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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