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The Forge, Chappel Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JQ

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
117 m²
1265 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Forge

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

The Forge is a three-bedroom detached house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1265 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 sits 61.1% above the 2011 sale of £247,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. At 117 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (140 m² median across 8 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

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

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

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

The Forge'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

The Forge has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

  1. Sept 2011
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Erection of first floor extension and internal alterations to form larger kitchen and dining area and alterations to external appearance.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    111560
    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.

The Forge has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£398,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£247,000

Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 July 2011Most recent

    £247,000

    +69.2%over 9 years

  2. 25 September 2001

    £146,000

    +100.0%over 5 years

  3. 30 May 1996

    £73,000

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 price per m², The Forge runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,102

Street avg £3,365

Strongly below

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 149 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

On par
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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.
Full Colchester report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

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

Common questions

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