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Moatcrest, Brook Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JG

2 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
112 m²
1208 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 27
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Moatcrest

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

Moatcrest is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1JG). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1208 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £370,000 sits 70.1% above the 2010 sale of £217,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 41.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

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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

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

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

Moatcrest sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jul 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F27
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

Planning history at Moatcrest is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Nov 2020
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Mulberry (T1) - fell to ground level due to low amenity value

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    202608
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Crab apple (T1) - Reduce crown by approx 1 metre Elder (T2) – remove to ground level Mulberry (T3) - Reduce by approx 1 metre

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    170032
    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 1997.

Current estimate

£370,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£217,500

Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 November 2010Most recent

    £217,500

    +210.7%over 13 years
  2. 11 September 1997

    £70,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1JG: £400,000 (2025–2017).

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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.

On price per m², Moatcrest runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,939

Street avg £3,400

Strongly below

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 121 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.6 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Moatcrest, Brook Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.