
House Price Watch
Layer Marney, nestled in Colchester, has seen a fascinating range of property sales over the years. The most expensive house sold for an impressive £1,690,000 in 2020, while the least expensive fetched just £46,000. Notably, 14 of these properties are located on the same street, B1022, Newbridge Road. Since 1995, the area has witnessed 46 sales, with the latest transaction occurring in 2025, highlighting the dynamic nature of this charming locale.
Sold in October 2020
layer marney house roundbush road, essex
£1,690,000
Sold in April 2021
white lodge roundbush road, essex
£1,216,000
Sold in December 2025
hollyhocks smythes green, essex
£850,000
4.
Sold in October 2015
layer wood cottage , essex
£785,000
5.
Sold in February 2024
gardenfield smythes green, essex
£700,000
6.
Sold in October 2017
hawkesbury smythes green, essex
£695,000
7.
Sold in 2008
layer wood cottage , essex
£680,000
8.
Sold in December 2017
hollyhocks smythes green, essex
£675,000
9.
Sold in June 2018
stanwick smythes green, essex
£675,000
10.
Sold in 2005
oak cottage , essex
£550,000
£1,500,000
-11.24%
£1,580,000
-6.51%
£1,100,000
-34.91%
£2,000,000
18.34%
£2,200,000
30.18%
£992,500
-41.27%
£3,471,516
105.42%
11.
Sold in October 2024
lambourne smythes green, essex
£513,200
12.
Sold in June 2025
rose cottage woodview road, essex
£500,000
13.
Sold in November 2024
bloomsbury smythes green, essex
£500,000
14.
Sold in August 2005
rockinghams lodge , essex
£495,000
15.
Sold in February 2010
thorrington farm , essex
£495,000
16.
Sold in September 2012
little winters , essex
£494,000
17.
Sold in October 2021
4a poplar cottages, essex
£485,000
18.
Sold in July 2025
bali hai woodview road, essex
£475,000
19.
Sold in July 2021
woodview cottages woodview road, essex
£452,500
20.
Sold in July 2011
timbers , essex
£442,500
21.
Sold in 2022
greenview smythes green, essex
£435,000
Sold for a lower amount since this price
22.
Sold in November 2014
oak lea , essex
£432,500
23.
Sold in May 2022
greenview smythes green, essex
£425,000
24.
Sold in December 2016
lucerne clears road, essex
£390,000
25.
Sold in July 2021
new bungalow winters hill, essex
£375,000
26.
Sold in March 2016
the smythes smythes green, essex
£375,000
27.
Sold in December 2018
1 birch holt cottages, essex
£351,500
28.
Sold in October 2020
2 alexandra cottages, essex
£350,000
29.
Sold in November 2006
forge cottage , essex
£350,000
30.
Sold in April 2006
timbers , essex
£332,500
31.
Sold in November 2000
hollyhocks , essex
£309,995
32.
Sold in October 2023
4 poplar cottages, essex
£285,000
33.
Sold in September 2000
barleyfields smythes green, essex
£279,950
34.
Sold in October 2014
1 poplar cottages, essex
£250,000
35.
Sold in August 2011
the smythes , essex
£240,000
36.
Sold in October 2006
1 haynes green cottages, essex
£239,995
37.
Sold in July 2007
2 haynes green cottages, essex
£225,000
38.
Sold in November 1998
rockinghams lodge , essex
£220,000
39.
Sold in July 1999
forge cottage , essex
£220,000
40.
Sold in 2005
3 woodview cottages, essex
£207,000
41.
Sold in September 2006
4a poplar cottages, essex
£140,000
42.
Sold in April 2008
4 poplar cottages, essex
£140,000
43.
Sold in October 1995
oak lea , essex
£138,000
44.
Sold in August 1999
bali hai woodview road, essex
£130,000
45.
Sold in September 1998
1 birch holt cottages, essex
£70,000
46.
Sold in February 1999
hawthorns clears road, essex
£46,000
This list of the 100 most expensive homes sold in Layer Marney is compiled from all-time residential sales recorded by the HM Land Registry. Each entry includes the sale price and transaction date. The dataset was last updated in November 2025 (The latest available from HM Land Registry). Prices reflect actual recorded transactions, not current market valuations.