What type of property is Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR?

Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR is a 5-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR?

Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR last sold for £340,000 in November 2016, around 10 years ago. Before that, it sold for £131,500 in January 2001, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 2001 and November 2016, Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR rose from £131,500 to £340,000, a change of £208,500. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR?

The current EPC rating for Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in July 2024. It has improved from a D recorded in May 2016. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR?

Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (1,507 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 44% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 1QR. Source: EPC Register.

How is Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR heated?

The latest EPC at Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR?

Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR has council approval for two-storey side extension granted in September 2021 under ref. 21/01840/HH. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR?

Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR is in council tax band D.

Where is Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR located?

Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR sits in Coggeshall, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR?

Police records around Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR?

The closest primary school to Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR is St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Coggeshall (717m). The closest secondary is The Honywood Community Science School (471m).

How well connected is Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR?

The closest bus stop to Bennachie, Buxton Road, CO6 1QR is Honywood Ave, 461m away. In total there are 15 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Bennachie, Buxton Road, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1QR

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

140 m²

1507 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Bennachie

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

Bennachie is a five-bedroom detached house in Coggeshall, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1QR). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in November 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 is 45% above the 2016 sale price.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

ParkingOff road

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jul 2024

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2024from May 2016

EPC improved fromD55toC70

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Low Energy Lighting

69%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bennachie, Buxton Road, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at Bennachie.

Sept 2021
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two-storey side extension
Documents
17 docs on file
Reference
21/01840/HH
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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.

Bennachie has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£493,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£340,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

24 November 2016Most recent
£340,000
+158.6%over 15 years
26 January 2001
£131,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1QR: £380,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in CO6 1QR

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On the street

Versus other Buxton Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Bennachie stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,429

Street avg £2,659

Below

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

On par

Comparables

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Area

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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

0.5 km

Honywood Ave — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

The Honywood Community Science School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 1QR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 1QR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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