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3 Mulberry Cottages, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DN

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
155 m²
1668 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Mulberry Cottages

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

3 Mulberry Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1DN). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in October 2001. At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £611,000 sits 388.8% above the 2001 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 76.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Mulberry Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Mulberry Cottages, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Mulberry Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Oct 2019
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Single storey front and rear extensions and internal alterations

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    192224
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2017
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension with relocated porch.

    Extension
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    163050
    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.

3 Mulberry Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Current estimate

£611,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2001)

£125,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 October 2001Most recent

    £125,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in CO6 1DN: £270,000 (2023–2002).

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On the street

Versus other Rectory Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Mulberry Cottages outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

62 (D)

Street avg 60 (D)

Above

Floor Area

155 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above
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

0.9 km

Copford Green — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 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 1DN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 1DN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 1DN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

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