2 Fairview, Vernons Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DL
About 2 Fairview
2 Fairview is a semi-detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DL). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1111 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at 2 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
2 Fairview'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 2 Fairview.
- Jun 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor rear extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 221010
- Jul 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/05/0881
What's in 2 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
2 Fairview has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£345,000
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 2 Fairview, 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 Vernons Road homes
2 Fairview is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 129 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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