Draycott, Chappel Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JP
About Draycott
Draycott is a five-bedroom detached house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1JP). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 161 m² it's 21.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 3 EPCs). Last sold in May 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Today's modelled estimate of £579,000 is 22.4% above the 2018 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Draycott's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Draycott has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Draycott
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
£579,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£473,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 May 2018Most recent
£473,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CO6 1JP: £288,000 (2025–1995).
Everything we know about Draycott, 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
Draycott is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 130 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 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
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB