4 The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH
About 4 The Crescent
4 The Crescent is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4EH). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 is 19.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 25.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in September 2017.
Know exactly what you're buying at 4 The Crescent
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
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
4 The Crescent's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 The Crescent has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension over existing single storey structure
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 081004
- Mar 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension - Resubmission of application 072687
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 080119
What's in 4 The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 The Crescent valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£355,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 September 2017Most recent
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4EH: £380,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in CO6 4EH
6 The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH
Sold Oct 2022
£425,00013 The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH
Sold Aug 2022
£151,55033 The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH
Sold May 2022
£335,00010 The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH
Sold May 2022
£380,000Percheron, The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH
Sold Sept 2021
£415,000
Everything we know about 4 The Crescent, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other The Crescent homes
Floor Area for 4 The Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,912
Street avg £3,011
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Braeburn Road, Great Horkesley
CO6 4FH
1 Broad Oaks, Leavenheath
CO6 4UJ
1 David May Gardens, Great Horkesley
CO6 4WH
1 Blacksmiths Cottages, Bures Road, Nayland
CO6 4ND
1 Butt Road, Stoke By Nayland
CO6 4RB
1 Court Street, Nayland
CO6 4JL
1 Church Mews, High Street, Nayland
CO6 4JF
1 Beech Cottages, Church Street, Stoke By Nayland
CO6 4QH
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
Old House Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School. 4 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
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB