1 Breewood Farm Barn, School Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4BW
About 1 Breewood Farm Barn
1 Breewood Farm Barn is a semi-detached house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4BW). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since November 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £1,008,000 sits 62.6% above the 2002 sale of £620,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£811/sq ft) was about 185.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Breewood Farm Barn has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Breewood Farm Barn valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,008,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£620,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 November 2002Most recent
£620,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4BW: £450,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in CO6 4BW
1 Breewood Cottages, School Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4BW
Sold Dec 2022
£392,5002 Breewood Cottages, School Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4BW
Sold Mar 2022
£450,000Breewood Coach House, School Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4BW
Sold Oct 2020
£970,000Breewood House, School Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4BW
Sold Sept 2015
£785,0002 Breewood Farm Barn, School Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4BW
Sold Mar 2001
£485,000
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Versus other School Lane homes
1 Breewood Farm Barn outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,732
Street avg £3,866
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
0.7 km
School Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB