What type of property is 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD?

1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD?

1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD last sold for £360,000 in May 2012, around 14 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £120,000 in November 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between November 2000 and May 2012, 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD rose from £120,000 to £360,000, a change of £240,000. That works out to roughly +10% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD?

The current EPC rating for 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in January 2012. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD?

1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (1,642 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 40% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 2DD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD heated?

The latest EPC at 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD records wood chips as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD had any planning applications?

1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD has listed-building consent activity on record, most recently in April 2014 (ref. 140533). Across all filings there are 5 approved and 0 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD located?

1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD sits in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD?

Police records around 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD?

The closest primary school to 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD is Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School (36m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD?

The closest bus stop to 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, CO6 2DD is School, 38m away. The nearest rail option is Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station, 542m away.

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1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DD

4 sales on record5 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

153 m²

1642 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DD). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1642 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on wood chips. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in May 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 153 m² it's 22% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 2000–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £512,000 is 42.2% above the 2012 sale price.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Period featuresYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jan 2022

EPC Rating

E45

Main Heating

—

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages, The Street, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

Apr 2014
RenovationHeritage
In report
Listed building application to repair/replacement of front windows to replicate form/details of the existing painted casements.
ListedNew Windows
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
140533
View planning record
Jul 2007
Heritage
In report
New access from no.1 to no.2 at first floor level and ground floor level.
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
071575
View planning record

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£512,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£360,000

Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

22 May 2012Most recent
£360,000
+66.7%over 4 years
3 January 2008
£216,000
+16.8%over 3 years
26 May 2004
£185,000
+54.2%over 3 years
24 November 2000
£120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2DD: £650,000 (2024–2014).

Nearby sales in CO6 2DD

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 2 Viaduct Farm Cottages outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,361

Street avg £2,680

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Floor Area

153 m²

Street avg 172 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 10.6 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.0 km

Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 2DD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 2DD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

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