Moatcrest, Brook Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JG
About Moatcrest
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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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jul 2020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
Planning history
Planning history at Moatcrest is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Mulberry (T1) - fell to ground level due to low amenity value
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 202608
- Jan 2017Tree WorksTreesIn 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
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Moatcrest
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£370,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 13 years.
£217,500
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
5 November 2010Most recent
£217,500
+210.7%over 13 years11 September 1997
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1JG: £400,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CO6 1JG
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Sold Feb 2023
£330,0001 New Cottages, Brook Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JG
Sold Mar 2022
£420,000Trevaylor, Brook Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JG
Sold Apr 2017
£400,000Gelasma, Brook Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JG
Sold Aug 2014
£319,950
Everything we know about Moatcrest, in one report
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

Versus other Brook Road homes
On price per m², Moatcrest runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,939
Street avg £3,400
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 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
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB