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6 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA

4 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
120 m²
1292 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 6 Birch Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

6 Birch Street is a mid-terrace house in Nayland, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4JA). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £595,000 in July 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 79.3% 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

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

6 Birch Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2024from Oct 2008
Windows
SingleSecondary

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Low Energy Lighting
30%75%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Birch Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. Dec 2020
    Conditions
    In report

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/20/02864 - Condition 3 (Doors and Fenestration), Condition 4 (Eaves) and Condition 5 (Rainwater Goods)

    Agent
    tim moll architecture
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/20/05366
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2020
    Conditions
    In report

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/20/02864- Condition 3 (Fenestration), Condition 4 (Eaves) and Condition 5 (Rainwater Goods)

    Agent
    Tim Moll Architecture
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/20/03768
    View planning record

What's in 6 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA's planning history?

2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£588,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£595,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 July 2024Most recent

    £595,000

    +67.6%over 9 years
  2. 26 May 2015

    £355,000

    +16.4%over 5 years
  3. 13 May 2010

    £305,000

    +50.2%over 8 years
  4. 23 August 2001

    £203,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4JA: £359,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Birch Street homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 6 Birch Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,958

Street avg £3,162

Strongly above

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.2 t/year

Street avg 7.8 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

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

0.0 km

Mill Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 4JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 4JA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 4JA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 6 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.