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Littlecotes, Chappel Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JQ

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
12
From EPC
Floor area
244 m²
2626 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Littlecotes

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

Littlecotes is a detached house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 244 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £974,000 is 25.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 51.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Littlecotes's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Littlecotes, Chappel Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Littlecotes has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2016
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Householder Notification for a single storey rear extension measuring at 5.6m from the original rear wall of the dwelling, 3.8m atthe heighest point of the extension & eaves to be at 3.0m from the natural ground level.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    160681
    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.

Littlecotes valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£974,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£775,000

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 July 2015Most recent

    £775,000

    +66.7%over 15 years
  2. 27 April 2000

    £465,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1JQ: £420,000 (2024–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Chappel Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Littlecotes stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,176

Street avg £3,231

On par

Floor Area

244 m²

Street avg 133 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

12 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.5 t/year

Street avg 6.7 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

Village Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 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 1JQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 1JQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 1JQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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