Toad Hall, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AE
About Toad Hall
Toad Hall is a two-bedroom detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2AE). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 881 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since December 2010, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 44% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 89.3% 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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Toad Hall'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Aug 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Toad Hall has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2015RenovationFullIn report
Proposed changes to layout and new access ramp, following earlier approval (ref 101079)
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 151582
- Jun 2011AnnexFullIn report
Proposed extension to existing annexe
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 110940
What's in Toad Hall, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AE's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 13 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2010Most recent
£250,000
+25.0%over 5 years11 March 2005
£200,000
+132.6%over 7 years16 January 1998
£86,000
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
£230,000Holly Cottage, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AE
Sold May 2010
£325,000The Old Rectory, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AE
Sold Mar 2005
£645,000
Everything we know about Toad Hall, 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
EPC Rating for Toad Hall lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,055
Street avg £2,896
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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.
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