Russets, St Michaels Chase, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1EF
About Russets
Russets is a detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Russets's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Russets has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2021ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey orangery extension to rear elevation
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 213025
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Russets has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£804,000
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 3 sales in CO6 1EF: £521,000 (2016–1998).
Nearby sales in CO6 1EF
Everything we know about Russets, 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 St Michaels Chase homes
Russets is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 194 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 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
0.1 km
Copford Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB