2 Rectory Cottages, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DJ
About 2 Rectory Cottages
2 Rectory Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 is 14.4% below the 2024 sale of £270,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 54.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £270,000. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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
Planning history
2 Rectory Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Rectory Cottages valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 December 2024Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1DJ: £525,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CO6 1DJ
Mulberry Lodge, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DJ
Sold Mar 2025
£540,0002 Bywater Cottage, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DJ
Sold Jan 2022
£250,000Mulberry Green Farm House, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DJ
Sold Sept 2021
£1,250,000Pantiles, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DJ
Sold Oct 2019
£525,000Duli Verj, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DJ
Sold Jan 2018
£392,000
Everything we know about 2 Rectory Cottages, in one report
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
Versus other Rectory Road homes
2 Rectory Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £3,815
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 10.8 t/year
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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
0.6 km
Copford Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB