3 Rectory Cottages, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DJ
About 3 Rectory Cottages
3 Rectory Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 44 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
3 Rectory Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Rectory Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Rectory Cottages
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Rectory Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£234,000
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 1DJ: £525,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CO6 1DJ
Mulberry Lodge, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DJ
Sold Mar 2025
£540,0002 Rectory Cottages, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DJ
Sold Dec 2024
£270,0002 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
£525,000
Everything we know about 3 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
On floor area, 3 Rectory Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 11.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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