1 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
About 1 Pontisbright Cottages
1 Pontisbright Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DN). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 9 EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in April 2016. Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 is 28.6% above the 2016 sale price.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Pontisbright Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Pontisbright Cottages has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Oct 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear lean-to extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 251950
- Aug 2021RenovationFullIn report
Variation to design approved under application 202339: insertion of roof window in East elevation.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 210875
What's in 1 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Pontisbright Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£418,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 13 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
7 April 2016Most recent
£325,000
+91.2%over 12 years3 August 2003
£169,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2DN: £390,000 (2020–2009).
Nearby sales in CO6 2DN
Stoney Croft, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold May 2020
£460,0003 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold Mar 2020
£390,000Springbank House, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold Nov 2019
£660,0007 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold Jun 2013
£241,0005 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold Sept 2006
£225,000
Everything we know about 1 Pontisbright Cottages, in one report
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Versus other Spring Gardens Road homes
On price per m², 1 Pontisbright Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,155
Street avg £2,922
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Colchester Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB