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Mulberry Green Farm House, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DJ

10 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
300 m²
3229 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 33
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Mulberry Green Farm House

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

Mulberry Green Farm House is a detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 300 m² (around 3229 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 300 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 21.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £1,250,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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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.

Mulberry Green Farm House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
20.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Mulberry Green Farm House, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mulberry Green Farm House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. Mar 2023
    Conditions
    In report

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 (window & door joinery) of planning permission 220724

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    230020
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2023
    Conditions
    In report

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (window & door joinery) of planning permission 220723

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    230021
    View planning record
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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.

Latest sale on Mulberry Green Farm House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,204,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,250,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 September 2021Most recent

    £1,250,000

    +28.9%over 6 years
  2. 25 September 2014

    £970,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1DJ: £392,000 (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.

Mulberry Green Farm House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,167

Street avg £4,023

On par

Floor Area

300 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

20.0 t/year

Street avg 9.4 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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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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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