5 Malvern Way, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TZ
About 5 Malvern Way
5 Malvern Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 119 m² it's 24% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £390,000 in December 2024. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 96.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
5 Malvern Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Malvern Way has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Malvern Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£426,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£390,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 December 2024Most recent
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4TZ: £317,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in CO6 4TZ
1 Malvern Way, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TZ
Sold Feb 2024
£355,00025 Malvern Way, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TZ
Sold Feb 2024
£320,0006 Malvern Way, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TZ
Sold Mar 2021
£317,00021 Malvern Way, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TZ
Sold Oct 2017
£265,00012 Malvern Way, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TZ
Sold Sept 2015
£270,000
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Versus other Malvern Way homes
On years held, 5 Malvern Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,277
Street avg £2,282
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.1 km
Malvern Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB