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3 Rectory Cottages, Brook Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JF

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Rectory Cottages

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

3 Rectory Cottages is a semi-detached house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1JF). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2022. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. 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

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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2023from Jun 2022
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Rectory Cottages, Brook Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Rectory Cottages has an approved extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2014
    PorchFull
    In report

    Proposed infill to existing open porch

    Extension
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    140530
    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 Rectory Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£323,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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 1JF: £340,000 (2021–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Brook Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Rectory Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

52 (E)

Street avg 37 (F)

Strongly above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 138 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 10.9 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below
Comparables

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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.
Full Colchester report

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

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 1JF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 1JF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 1JF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

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

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