Sunnyside, Chappel Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JL
About Sunnyside
Sunnyside is a three-bedroom detached house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1JL). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 is 34.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 42% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Resubmission of 172788 - Proposed single storey rear extension, loft conversion and new build garage to rear of property to replace existing.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 180060
- Dec 2017Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, loft conversion and new build garage to front of property.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 172788
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 March 2017Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1JL: £390,000 (2022–2001).
Everything we know about Sunnyside, 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 Chappel Road homes
On epc rating, Sunnyside runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,659
Street avg £3,428
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.2 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB