7 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA
About 7 Birch Street
7 Birch Street is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Nayland, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4JA). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Today's modelled estimate of £579,000 is 48.5% above the 2014 sale price.
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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
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-east-facing
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
7 Birch 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Birch Street has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- 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 7 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
7 Birch Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£579,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£390,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 January 2014Most recent
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4JA: £425,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO6 4JA
6 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA
Sold Jul 2024
£595,00017 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
£359,000
Everything we know about 7 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
EPC Rating for 7 Birch Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,766
Street avg £3,436
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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