2 Brook House Cottages, Brook House Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1AX
About 2 Brook House Cottages
2 Brook House Cottages is a four-bedroom 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 (February 2022) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Across 2007–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £736,000 sits 84% above the 2014 sale of £400,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in March 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
- LandYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2020DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension to be replaced with the construction of a new rear flat roofed single storey extension. Alterations to existing out building.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 200537
- Apr 2008AnnexFullIn report
Extension and alterations to form granny annexe
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 080551
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Sales history & valuation
£736,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 7 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
7 March 2014Most recent
£400,000
+25.0%over 6 years15 March 2007
£320,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CO6 1AX: £485,000 (2014–1996).
Nearby sales in CO6 1AX
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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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB