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5 bed house for sale Lower End, Layer-de-la-Haye, CO2

Asking Price Of

£1,395,000

Added on 20/10/2026

Type: Detached
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 4
Tenure: Freehold

Key features

Spacious detached family home
Delightful rural location
Five bedrooms
Five reception rooms
Wine cellar
Detached one bedroom annexe
Double garage with studio above
0.44 of an acre plot

About this property

The property's accommodation is laid out over three floors and commences with a welcoming reception hall with stairs to the first floor, has Amtico flooring and gives access to the cloakroom comprising a vanity sink and WC. A spiral staircase leads to the wine cellar. The lounge is located to the left of the hallway and has a stone fireplace with inset log-burner, window to the front and double glazed French doors to the rear.

Floorplan

Council tax

Ask agent

Per year

Band A

£1,522
Band B

£1,776
Band C

£2,029
Band D

£2,283
Band E

£2,790
Band F

£3,297
Band G

£3,805
Band H

£4,566

The agent hasn't said which band this home is in; you can look it up on GOV.UK. In Colchester, 2026/27 bills run from £1,522 a year in band A to £4,566 in band H.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Colchester, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone.

Price guide

26 comparables · within 3 miles

Priced above 85% of the 5+ bed houses for sale nearby right now.

This home, £1,395,000 Median £1,000,000 · £500,000 – £1,450,000

Compared with 26 5+ bed houses for sale within 3 miles, on the market now or already under offer. The range is the middle 80% of their asking prices.

Location

Lower End, Layer-de-la-Haye, CO2

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £1,395,000

£690k £2.1m

Deposit10% £140,000

£0 £1.4m

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £1,255,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £279,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales in CO2. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
Flat 2, Reverdy House, Earlswood Way CO2 9JP Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Aug 2026	646 sq ft £286/sq ft	646 sq ft	£286	£185,000
6, Richmond Road CO2 7FR Terraced	Terraced	Aug 2026	1,389 sq ft £256/sq ft	1,389 sq ft	£256	£355,000
146, Monkwick Avenue CO2 8NB Terraced	Terraced	Aug 2026	893 sq ft £299/sq ft	893 sq ft	£299	£267,000
Hill Crest, Abberton Road CO2 0LA Detached	Detached	Aug 2026	n/a	n/a	n/a	£550,000
Carriglee, 13, Tumulus Way CO2 9SD Detached	Detached	Aug 2026	1,345 sq ft £360/sq ft	1,345 sq ft	£360	£485,000
35, Rainsborowe Road CO2 7JU Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Aug 2026	958 sq ft £360/sq ft	958 sq ft	£360	£345,000
38, Lisle Road CO2 7SB Terraced	Terraced	Aug 2026	883 sq ft £295/sq ft	883 sq ft	£295	£260,000
7, Dorchester End CO2 8AR Detached	Detached	Aug 2026	1,249 sq ft £292/sq ft	1,249 sq ft	£292	£364,000