The Old Rectory, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AE
About The Old Rectory
The Old Rectory is a six-bedroom detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2AE). It has a recorded floor area of 273 m² (around 2939 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since March 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 273 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £940,000 is 45.7% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 46.4% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble, Detached
- LandYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
The Old Rectory's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Old Rectory has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Old Rectory was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£940,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£645,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 March 2005Most recent
£645,000
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
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Versus other Colchester Road homes
The Old Rectory outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,363
Street avg £3,012
Floor Area
273 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
0.2 km
Colchester Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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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