Little Beeches, Brick Kiln Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EU
About Little Beeches
Little Beeches is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4EU). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in September 2006. At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 sits 50.8% above the 2006 sale of £327,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Little Beeches's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Little Beeches has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 251976
- Nov 2000OutbuildingFullIn report
Detached garage
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/00/1484
What's in Little Beeches, Brick Kiln Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Little Beeches has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.5% per year over 10 years.
£327,000
Growth on file: 16.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2006Most recent
£327,000
+19.3%over 3 years7 November 2002
£274,000
+291.4%over 6 years18 August 1996
£70,000
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
Little Beeches outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,680
Street avg £3,172
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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.
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
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB