Hill Top, Brick Kiln Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EU
About Hill Top
Hill Top is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4EU). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold December 2019 for £472,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2012–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Hill Top'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Hill Top has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Hill Top saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£497,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 8 years.
£472,500
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
3 December 2019Most recent
£472,500
+6.2%over 3 years18 November 2016
£445,000
+21.3%over 2 years29 November 2013
£366,989
+4.9%over 1 year23 March 2012
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4EU: £425,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO6 4EU
10 Brick Kiln Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EU
Sold Aug 2025
£238,000Laleham Cottage, Brick Kiln Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EU
Sold Dec 2024
£520,00012 Brick Kiln Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EU
Sold Feb 2024
£277,000Hillside, Brick Kiln Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EU
Sold Feb 2024
£425,0005 Brick Kiln Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EU
Sold Nov 2022
£615,000
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Versus other Brick Kiln Lane homes
On floor area, Hill Top stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,753
Street avg £3,112
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Malvern Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB