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4 sales on record
About Chapel Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Chapel Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7PB). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £672,000 is 15.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 28.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £580,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Chapel Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Chapel Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£672,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£580,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Peldon Road homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, Chapel Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,494
Street avg £3,323
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 7PB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 22 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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