3 Rose Green Cottages, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AB
About 3 Rose Green Cottages
3 Rose Green Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2AB). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2025) returns an A (score 97), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 48 m² it's 26.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 17.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 103% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
3 Rose Green Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
3 Rose Green Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
3 Rose Green Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 26 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
21 October 2021Most recent
£220,000
+150.0%over 19 years9 May 2002
£88,000
+38.6%over 2 years12 May 1999
£63,500
+21.0%over 3 years21 April 1996
£52,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2AB: £205,000 (2023–2011).
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
£260,000Iraldene, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AB
Sold Jul 2019
£205,0001 Rose Green Cottages, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AB
Sold Apr 2011
£167,250The Croft, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AB
Sold Oct 2010
£460,000
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Versus other Colchester Road homes
3 Rose Green Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,583
Street avg £3,155
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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