White Cottage, Chappel Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JQ
About White Cottage
White Cottage is a semi-detached house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil.
A recent sale: £249,000 in December 2024. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 18% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 105.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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Planning history
White Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
White Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.0% per year over 29 years.
£249,000
Growth on file: 18.0% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2024Most recent
£249,000
+441.3%over 27 years30 July 1997
£46,000
+2200.0%over 1 year3 October 1995
£2,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1JQ: £420,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in CO6 1JQ
The Old Vicarage, Chappel Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JQ
Sold May 2024
£930,000Bradwell 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 White Cottage, 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
Years Held for White Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,527
Street avg £3,062
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB