Gardeners Cottage, Crepping Hall Road, Wakes Colne, Colchester, CO6 2AL
About Gardeners Cottage
Gardeners Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Wakes Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2AL). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1476 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 32). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2008–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 is 48.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 25.9% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
Energy performance
Gardeners Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Gardeners Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Gardeners Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.7% per year over 7 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: -2.7% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
16 September 2015Most recent
£315,000
-18.2%over 7 years9 April 2008
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2AL: £299,995 (2022–2002).
Nearby sales in CO6 2AL
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Versus other Crepping Hall Road homes
Gardeners Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
20 (G)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Colchester Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB