What kind of home is Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ?

Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ?

Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ last sold for £305,000 in January 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £66,995 in April 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ appreciated in value?

Across 5 sales between April 1995 and January 2021, Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ rose from £66,995 to £305,000, a change of £238,005. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ?

The current EPC rating for Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ is G with a score of 20 out of 100, lodged in June 2017. It has dropped from a E recorded in March 2009 (2 bands). The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ?

Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (1,152 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 23% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO3 9TJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ use?

The latest EPC at Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ records oil as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ?

Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ is in council tax band C.

Which area is Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ in?

Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ sits in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

Is Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ in a safe area?

Police records around Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ?

The closest primary school to Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ is Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham (832m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (2.1km).

How well connected is Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ?

The closest bus stop to Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, CO3 9TJ is Huxtables Lane, 188m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TJ

5 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

107 m²

1152 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 20

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Brook Cottage

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

Brook Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 107 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 is 10.5% above the 2021 sale price. Sold January 2021 for £305,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
StudyYes

Outside

DrivewayYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Brook Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2017

EPC Rating

G20

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

12.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Brook Cottage has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for Brook Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£337,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£305,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

15 January 2021Most recent
£305,000
+13.0%over 1 year
1 November 2019
£270,000
+17.4%over 13 years
8 August 2006
£230,000
+53.3%over 4 years
11 October 2001
£149,995
+123.9%over 6 years
11 April 1995
£66,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9TJ: £500,000 (2025–2014).

Nearby sales in CO3 9TJ

On the street

Versus other Huxtables Lane homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Brook Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,850

Street avg £2,936

On par

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 143 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Huxtables Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 9TJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 9TJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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