3 Holly Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AW
About 3 Holly Lane
3 Holly Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4AW). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot.
At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £1,024,000 is 33.9% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: January 2019 at £765,000.
Know exactly what you're buying at 3 Holly Lane
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
3 Holly Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2016OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed detached garage with office and storage above
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 160656
- Apr 2003OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed garden room & store
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0321
What's in 3 Holly Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Holly Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,024,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£765,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 2019Most recent
£765,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4AW: £450,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in CO6 4AW
4 Holly Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AW
Sold Dec 2023
£360,000Holly Lodge Cottage, Holly Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AW
Sold May 2022
£486,667Preen View, Holly Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AW
Sold Sept 2021
£807,0002 Holly Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AW
Sold Oct 2018
£548,0001 Holly Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AW
Sold Mar 2015
£990,000
Everything we know about 3 Holly Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Holly Lane homes
On price per m², 3 Holly Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,787
Street avg £4,401
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.7 km
Tog Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 2 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
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB