8 High Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JF
About 8 High Street
8 High Street is a mid-terrace house in Nayland, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4JF). It has a recorded floor area of 375 m² (around 4031 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since December 2002, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 375 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,192,000 sits 150.9% above the 2002 sale of £475,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 43.6% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 High 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 High Street has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- May 2023RenovationHeritageIn report
Application for Listed Building Consent - Internal ground floor alterations including re-positioning servery and re-configuring dining room and kitchen areas.
- Agent
- Nick Peasland Architectural Services Limited
Listed- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/01592
- Mar 2019ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/18/01579 Condition 4 (Details Of Repairs)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/00806
What's in 8 High Street, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JF's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 High Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,192,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£475,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 December 2002Most recent
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4JF: £250,000 (2018–2006).
Nearby sales in CO6 4JF
Everything we know about 8 High 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 High Street homes
On floor area, 8 High Street stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
35 (F)
Street avg 35 (F)
Floor Area
375 m²
Street avg 116 m²
CO₂ Emissions
25.0 t/year
Street avg 9.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Mill Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB