1 Brook House Cottages, Brook House Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1AX
About 1 Brook House Cottages
1 Brook House Cottages is a semi-detached house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Brook House Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension to form kitchen/dining area.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 230215
- Nov 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and two storey side extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/02/1706
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Brook House Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£643,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1AX: £400,000 (2014–1996).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB