Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
6 Bretts Cottages, West End Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0QH
1 planning record
Estimated value
£302,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£260,000)+16%
- Against CO5 0QH's recent median (£271,000)+11%
Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£302,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£260,000)+16%
- Against CO5 0QH's recent median (£271,000)+11%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 6 Bretts Cottages is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 0QH. 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
84 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2013
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in CO5 0QH
5 sales, median £271,000 (2025–2016)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
19 March 2021Most recent
£260,000
+26.8%over 6 years3 August 2014
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 0QH: £271,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in CO5 0QH
5 Bretts Cottages, West End Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0QH
Sold Feb 2025
£220,0003 Bretts Cottages, West End Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0QH
Sold May 2022
£271,000Coppingers, West End Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0QH
Sold Aug 2020
£610,000Jogeba, West End Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0QH
Sold Jan 2016
£580,000Oak Cottage, West End Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0QH
Sold Oct 2015
£465,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 6 Bretts Cottages, West End Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0QH. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn 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 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.
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. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 16.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 22.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
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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.
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 09 Sept 2023
Current Certificate
Sept 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 9 September 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.
1 application on record at 6 Bretts Cottages, West End Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0QH
1decisions1extensions3documents3nearby
- Jun 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor extension to rear over existing ground floor extension
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 080859
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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 £2,849
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
92/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Simpsons Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Tiptree Heath Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Tiptree Heath Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
- St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary2.1km
- Baynards Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km
- Thurstable SchoolSecondary2.5km
Nearest stops
- Simpsons LaneBus stop713m
- The ShipBus stop835m
- Tiptree HeathBus stop842m
- SchoolBus stop1.2km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
- Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
- Other Theft128 reports9%
- Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%
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 CO5 0QH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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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 6 Bretts Cottages is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 0QH. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 6 Bretts Cottages. 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 6 Bretts Cottages was lodged in September 2013 at band D and expired in September 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 6 Bretts Cottages. 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 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 5 schools and 28 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 0QH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 6 Bretts Cottages is in council tax band B. 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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