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1 planning record
About 6 Bretts Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
6 Bretts Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0QH). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 is 18.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 19.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold March 2021 for £260,000. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 6 Bretts Cottages, West End Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0QH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
6 Bretts Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2008ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor extension to rear over existing ground floor extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2021)
£260,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other West End Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
6 Bretts Cottages outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,095
Street avg £2,957
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 0QH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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