Cherry Trees, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AE
About Cherry Trees
Cherry Trees is a detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2AE). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Cherry Trees's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Utility extension and double garage.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/1423
- Jul 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Utility extension and double garage and new means of access to the highway
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0964
What's in Cherry Trees, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AE's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Cherry Trees has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£491,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2AE: £230,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in CO6 2AE
Clear View, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AE
Sold May 2024
£575,000Trinity House, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AE
Sold Jul 2018
£625,000River View, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AE
Sold Sept 2012
£230,000Toad Hall, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AE
Sold Dec 2010
£250,000Holly Cottage, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AE
Sold May 2010
£325,000
Everything we know about Cherry Trees, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Colchester Road homes
On habitable rooms, Cherry Trees runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Colchester Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Chappel CofE 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
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB