4 Brook Cottages, Brook Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JB
About 4 Brook Cottages
4 Brook Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1JB). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 sits 92.7% above the 2011 sale of £165,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 15 years since the last transfer (December 2011).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 4 Brook Cottages.
- Jun 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 144660
- Sept 2004OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a timber garage
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/1337
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Brook Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£318,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 9 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
2 December 2011Most recent
£165,000
23 May 2004
£165,000
+15.4%over 1 year8 August 2002
£143,000
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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
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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
1.1 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB