6 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA
About 6 Birch Street
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.
Know exactly what you're buying at 6 Birch Street
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
Energy performance
6 Birch Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
6 Birch Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Dec 2020ConditionsIn 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
- Oct 2020ConditionsIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£588,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 23 years.
£595,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
21 July 2024Most recent
£595,000
+67.6%over 9 years26 May 2015
£355,000
+16.4%over 5 years13 May 2010
£305,000
+50.2%over 8 years23 August 2001
£203,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4JA: £359,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO6 4JA
17 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA
Sold May 2024
£870,00016 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA
Sold Mar 2022
£425,00011 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA
Sold Jan 2022
£275,00013 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA
Sold Sept 2021
£359,0005 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA
Sold Jul 2021
£210,000
Everything we know about 6 Birch Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Birch Street homes
Years Held for 6 Birch Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,958
Street avg £3,162
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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
0.0 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB