The Old Vicarage, Chappel Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JQ
About The Old Vicarage
The Old Vicarage is a five-bedroom detached house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on oil.
At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 127.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: May 2024 at £930,000.
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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
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
The Old Vicarage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at The Old Vicarage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Feb 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell Holly to stop damage to neighbours wall
- Reference
- 260307
- Aug 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce unknown specimen by 50% possibly a Tulip tree, branches are very lengthy and roots are effecting the property already. So they need to be withdrawn Fell Holly as too close to listed wall Lift Chestnut over walk and drive by 2.5 meters
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 241743
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Old Vicarage
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
Latest sale on The Old Vicarage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£953,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£930,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 May 2024Most recent
£930,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1JQ: £249,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in CO6 1JQ
White Cottage, Chappel Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JQ
Sold Dec 2024
£249,000Bradwell House, Chappel Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JQ
Sold Sept 2021
£420,000Copped Hall, Chappel Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JQ
Sold Jun 2021
£755,00011 Chappel Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JQ
Sold May 2018
£245,000The Cottage, Chappel Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JQ
Sold Apr 2018
£222,500
Everything we know about The Old Vicarage, 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 price per m², The Old Vicarage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,559
Street avg £3,058
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB