1 Rose Green Cottages, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AB
About 1 Rose Green Cottages
1 Rose Green Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2AB). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on dual fuel.
Held since April 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 sits 63.8% above the 2011 sale of £167,250. At 78 m² it's 25.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Rose Green Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Rose Green Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£274,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.3% per year over 4 years.
£167,250
Growth on file: 0.3% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2011Most recent
£167,250
+1.4%over 4 years17 November 2006
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2AB: £220,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in CO6 2AB
Rivendell, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AB
Sold Dec 2023
£225,0004 Rose Green Cottages, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AB
Sold Mar 2023
£260,0003 Rose Green Cottages, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AB
Sold Oct 2021
£220,000Iraldene, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AB
Sold Jul 2019
£205,000The Croft, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AB
Sold Oct 2010
£460,000
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Versus other Colchester Road homes
On price per m², 1 Rose Green Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,144
Street avg £3,643
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Colchester Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB