1 Fen Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4HT
About 1 Fen Street
1 Fen Street is a six-bedroom detached house in Nayland, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4HT). It has a recorded floor area of 282 m² (around 3038 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in October 2010. At 282 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £949,000 is 43.8% above the 2010 sale price.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
Energy performance
1 Fen Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jan 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Fen Street has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Dec 2022ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/01271 Condition 3 (Timber Frame)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/06255
- May 2022RenovationHeritageIn report
Application for Listed Building Consent. Repairs to roof replacing 3no roof windows (Velux windows) and some old slates on part of the eastern lower elevation roof
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/01271
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Fen Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Environmental risk flagged
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
1 Fen Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£949,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£660,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 October 2010Most recent
£660,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4HT: £735,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in CO6 4HT
11 Fen Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4HT
Sold Apr 2024
£630,00041 Fen Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4HT
Sold Feb 2024
£750,00021 Fen Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4HT
Sold May 2019
£735,0004 Fen Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4HT
Sold Dec 2018
£30,00020 Fen Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4HT
Sold Dec 2015
£830,000
Everything we know about 1 Fen Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Fen Street homes
1 Fen Street is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,339
Street avg £3,045
Floor Area
282 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 9.7 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
0.1 km
Longwood House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Nayland Primary School. 2 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
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB