What kind of home is Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD?

Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD is a 5-bedroom detached house.

When did Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD last change hands?

Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD last sold for £122,000 in April 2001, around 25 years ago. Before that, it sold for £70,000 in August 1998, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD?

Across 2 sales between August 1998 and April 2001, Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD rose from £70,000 to £122,000, a change of £52,000. That works out to roughly +23.6% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD?

The current EPC rating for Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in December 2024. It has improved from a G recorded in March 2016 (2 bands). The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD?

Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD has a recorded floor area of 225 m² (2,422 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 84% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 2DD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD use?

The latest EPC at Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD?

Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD is in council tax band C.

Which area is Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD in?

Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD sits in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD?

Police records around Rainbow Cottage, 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.

What schools are near Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD?

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

What is the nearest station to Rainbow Cottage, The Street, CO6 2DD?

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

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Rainbow Cottage, The Street, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DD

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

225 m²

2422 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Rainbow Cottage

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

Rainbow Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DD). It has a recorded floor area of 225 m² (around 2422 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in April 2001. At 225 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £632,000 sits 418% above the 2001 sale of £122,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 77% below the postcode norm.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenWest-facing
ParkingOff road

Building

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.

Rainbow Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Dec 2024

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2016from Mar 2016

EPC improved fromG1toE45

Hot Water

ImmersionMain System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows

SingleMostly Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Wall Insulation

Uninsulated SolidInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

100%27%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Dec 2024from Mar 2016

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

PoorAverage

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows

Mostly DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Roof Insulation

InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Low Energy Lighting

27%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Rainbow Cottage, The Street, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Rainbow Cottage has no planning applications on 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.

Rainbow Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£632,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.6% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2001)

£122,000

Growth on file: 23.6% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

11 April 2001Most recent
£122,000
+74.3%over 2 years
27 August 1998
£70,000

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.

Price per m² for Rainbow Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£542

Street avg £3,134

Strongly below

Floor Area

225 m²

Street avg 157 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 9.1 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

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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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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