What type of property is 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA?

9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What did 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA sell for?

9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA last sold for £213,000 in July 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £60,000 in December 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between December 1998 and July 2019, 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA rose from £60,000 to £213,000, a change of £153,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA have?

The current EPC rating for 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA is F with a score of 26 out of 100, lodged in February 2009. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA?

9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (617 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA heated?

The latest EPC at 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA had any planning applications?

9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA has listed-building consent activity on record, most recently in October 2006 (ref. B/06/01457). Across all filings there are 1 approved and 0 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA?

9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA located?

9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA sits in Nayland, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA?

Police records around 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA?

The closest primary school to 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA is Nayland Primary School (407m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA?

The closest bus stop to 9 Birch Street, CO6 4JA is Mill Street, 34m away. In total there are 18 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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9 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA

4 sales on record2 planning records

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

57 m²

617 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 26

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 9 Birch Street

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

9 Birch Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Nayland, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4JA). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 617 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold July 2019 for £213,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 is 17.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 35.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff road
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

9 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 06 Feb 2019

EPC Rating

F26

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

Nov 2023
OutbuildingFull
In report
Householder Application - Erection of outbuilding for use as a home office/summer house.
Agent
Optimum Architecture
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
DC/23/04577
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Oct 2006
Heritage
In report
Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of satellite dish. As amended by email and photographs received 25/9/2006 and amplified by email received 16/10/2006.
Listed
Reference
B/06/01457
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What's in 9 Birch Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JA's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

9 Birch Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£251,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£213,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

11 July 2019Most recent
£213,000
+21.7%over 10 years
25 May 2009
£175,000
+4.2%over 3 years
15 November 2005
£168,000
+180.0%over 6 years
18 December 1998
£60,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4JA: £425,000 (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.

9 Birch Street is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,717

Street avg £3,318

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Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 92 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

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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.

Full Colchester report

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.

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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· 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

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