1 Fairview, Vernons Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DL
About 1 Fairview
1 Fairview is a semi-detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DL). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Fairview
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Fairview's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 1 Fairview.
- Oct 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/06/1381
What's in 1 Fairview, Vernons Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Fairview has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO6 2DL: £362,125 (2025–2010).
Everything we know about 1 Fairview, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Vernons Road homes
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.8 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
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB