2 Ivydene, Vernons Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DL
About 2 Ivydene
2 Ivydene is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DL). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £359,250. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Energy performance
2 Ivydene's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of part rear extension, erection of a two-storey side and rear extension with single storey section to front
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 212920
What's in 2 Ivydene, 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.4% per year over 4 years.
£359,250
Growth on file: -0.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£359,250
-1.6%over 4 years10 February 2017
£365,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CO6 2DL: £315,000 (2025–2010).
Everything we know about 2 Ivydene, 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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- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?
Versus other Vernons Road homes
2 Ivydene is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
28 (F)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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