Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TJ
5 sales on record
Estimated value
£357,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£305,000)+17%
- Against CO3 9TJ's recent median (£630,000)-43%
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 20
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£357,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£305,000)+17%
- Against CO3 9TJ's recent median (£630,000)-43%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Brook Cottage is modelled from its 107 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 9TJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
107 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2017
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in CO3 9TJ
5 sales, median £630,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Brook Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
Sales timeline
15 January 2021Most recent
£305,000
+13.0%over 1 year1 November 2019
£270,000
+17.4%over 13 years8 August 2006
£230,000
+53.3%over 4 years11 October 2001
£149,995
+123.9%over 6 years11 April 1995
£66,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9TJ: £630,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CO3 9TJ
Bridge House, Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TJ
Sold Dec 2025
£775,000Mon Tre Leit, Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TJ
Sold Oct 2025
£397,000Bluebells, Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TJ
Sold May 2025
£630,000Tara House, Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TJ
Sold Apr 2022
£678,000Gables, Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TJ
Sold Dec 2020
£580,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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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 £357,000 is 17% 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.
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 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
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G20
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 June 2027
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.
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 £3,220
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
229/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.
Nearest schools
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and AldhamPrimary832m
- Stanway Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
- Lakelands Primary SchoolPrimary2.1km
- The Stanway SchoolSecondary2.1km
Nearest stops
- Huxtables LaneBus stop188m
- The CricketersBus stop245m
- The WalkBus stop289m
- Jubilee MeadowBus stop324m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,283 reports43%
- Anti-social Behaviour305 reports10%
- Shoplifting243 reports8%
- Public Order222 reports7%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Brook Cottage is modelled from its 107 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 9TJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 5 sales are recorded for Brook Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Brook Cottage was lodged in June 2017 at band G and is valid until June 2027. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Brook Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 10 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 9TJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Brook Cottage is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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