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2 Bywater Cottage, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DJ

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 2 Bywater Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 Bywater Cottage is a semi-detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 106), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 is 15.6% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £250,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2019from Mar 2009
Hot Water
Main SystemImmersion

Hot water system changed

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
25%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Bywater Cottage, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Bywater Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

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

£289,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£250,000

Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 January 2022Most recent

    £250,000

    +47.1%over 15 years

  2. 6 June 2006

    £170,000

    +29.8%over 2 years

  3. 10 July 2003

    £131,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1DJ: £525,000 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Rectory Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 2 Bywater Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,788

Street avg £4,118

Below

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 145 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 10.7 t/year

On par
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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.
Full Colchester report

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

0.6 km

Copford Green — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 1DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 1DJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 1DJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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