What type of property is Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN?

Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN?

Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN last sold for £460,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £294,000 in July 2013, so prices have been rising over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between July 2013 and November 2022, Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN rose from £294,000 to £460,000, a change of £166,000. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN have?

The current EPC rating for Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN?

Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (1,001 sq ft). That makes it about 28% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 4BN. Source: EPC Register.

How is Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN heated?

The latest EPC at Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN?

Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN is in council tax band D.

Where is Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN located?

Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN sits in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN?

Police records around Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN?

The closest primary school to Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN is The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School (1.3km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN?

The closest bus stop to Poppies, School Lane, CO6 4BN is School Lane, 94m away. The nearest bus option is Colchester North Park-and-Ride, 2.1km away.

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Poppies, School Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4BN

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

93 m²

1001 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Poppies

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Poppies is a detached house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4BN). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 153.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £460,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Poppies's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Poppies, School Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Poppies has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£467,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£460,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

23 November 2022Most recent
£460,000
+56.5%over 9 years
17 July 2013
£294,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4BN: £430,000 (2024–2018).

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Colchester report

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

School Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 4BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 4BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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