What kind of home is The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY?

The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY is a 2-bedroom detached house.

When did The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY last change hands?

The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY last sold for £423,000 in October 2023, around 3 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY have?

The current EPC rating for The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in May 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY?

The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (883 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY use?

The latest EPC at The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY?

The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY is in council tax band D.

Which area is The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY in?

The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY sits in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY?

Police records around The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY 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.

What schools are near The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY?

The closest primary school to The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY is Nayland Primary School (2.2km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY?

The closest bus stop to The Finches, Honey Tye, CO6 4NY is Red Lion, 169m away. In total there are 17 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Finches, Honey Tye, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NY

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

82 m²

883 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Finches

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

The Finches is a two-bedroom detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4NY). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 281.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2023 for £423,000.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Finches, Honey Tye, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Finches has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on The Finches was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£435,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£423,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

5 October 2023Most recent
£423,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4NY: £165,000 (2021–1999).

Nearby sales in CO6 4NY

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On the street

Versus other Honey Tye homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating

47 (E)

Street avg 48 (E)

Above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 8.1 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

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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

0.2 km

Red Lion — bus stop.

Closest school

2.2 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 4NY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 4NY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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