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3 New Cottages, Brook Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JG

2 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 New Cottages

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

3 New Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1JG). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2020–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 130.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £330,000 in February 2023.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

3 New Cottages has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2005
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Conservatory to rear

    Extension
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/05/0366
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2004
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Erection of detached double kennel at foot of garden to house 2 working border collies

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/04/2088
    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 New Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£337,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£330,000

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 February 2023Most recent

    £330,000

    +13.8%over 3 years

  2. 7 January 2020

    £290,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1JG: £400,000 (2025–2012).

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On the street

Versus other Brook Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 New Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,783

Street avg £2,831

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

Strongly above
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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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 1JG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 1JG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 1JG

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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