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

3 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Rectory Cottages

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

5 Rectory Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1JF). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (November 2015). Across 2002–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 is 23.9% above the 2015 sale price.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Mar 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Rectory Cottages, Brook Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

  1. Dec 2024
    Outline
    In report

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed development to replace 2 front upper window sashes with like for like and timber framed.

    New Windows
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    242019
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2020
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Fell Silver Birch. Excess shading and bird excrement. Will replant with alternative tree/bushes to the side of the garden. Species to be identified.

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    200861
    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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.

Current estimate

£384,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£310,000

Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 November 2015Most recent

    £310,000

    +244.4%over 13 years

  2. 9 January 2002

    £90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1JF: £340,000 (2021–2007).

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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.

On floor area, 5 Rectory Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

43 (E)

Street avg 40 (E)

Below

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 143 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 10.8 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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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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 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
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