Property History

56, LAYER ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7JH

All transactions shown for this property are Category A sales. This means all sales were at market value in an arms length transaction.

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Date Price £/sq ft (based on EPC) Type Tenure New Build? Category
04-11-2022 £520,000 £340 Detached Freehold No A
11-06-2015 £358,000 £234 Detached Freehold No A
06-04-2010 £248,000 £162 Detached Freehold No A
23-03-2007 £240,000 £157 Detached Freehold No A
03-10-1997 £54,950 £36 Detached Freehold No A

Matched EPC Certificates

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Lodgement Date Rating Potential Address floor space (sq ft) Match Score View
10 May 2022 C B 56 Layer Road 1,528 High (100) View

Estimated Council Tax

2026/27 estimate

£2,029–£2,790 per year

Likely Bands C–E · standard two-adult charge

Based on 5 recorded sales, adjusted to 1991 values using house-price indices.

This is an estimate, not the property's official band or bill. It uses Colchester average Council Tax charges; the actual amount can vary by parish, local levy, discounts, premiums and exemptions.

Property Deprivation Information
Colchester 013D (E01021717)
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Decile
8 / 10
Rank
26,492 / 33,755

Higher decile/rank values indicate less deprivation (better).

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Nearby schools

Nearest open primary and secondary schools based on straight-line distance from this property.

1 Outstanding · 4 Good · 1 Inadequate · 4 without a current rating

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Crime Trends in CO2 7JH

Rising

Crime is up 22.7% over the past year, driven by increases in drugs and offset by decreases in possession of weapons.

Compared to the previous 12 months, based on reported crimes within ~500m of this postcode.

Monthly Crime Volume (last 24 months, hover over to see detail)

Shows monthly crime levels over time. Peaks indicate higher crime periods. Latest: 13 crimes
Overall Change
+22.7%
Increasing trend
Rising Most
Drugs
100% (low volume)
Falling Most
Possession of weapons
-100%
Crime Profile for this Postcode (Last 12 months)
Crime Type Total % 12m Change
Violence and sexual offences 54 32%
-10% vs +0.8% nationally
Shoplifting 46 27.2%
+100% vs -4.2% nationally
Anti-social behaviour 14 8.3%
+55.6% vs -1.6% nationally
Other theft 13 7.7%
+8.3% vs -6.7% nationally
Vehicle crime 12 7.1%
+100% vs -10.2% nationally
Burglary 9 5.3%
+28.6% vs -7.9% nationally
Criminal damage and arson 9 5.3%
+80% vs -4.1% nationally
Public order 7 4.1%
-22.2% vs -4.8% nationally
Other crime 3 1.8%
+50% vs -4.2% nationally
Bicycle theft 2 1.2%
-33.3% vs -10.4% nationally

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