3 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
About 3 Pontisbright Cottages
3 Pontisbright Cottages is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DN). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 is 19.5% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £390,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey front extension application was refused at 3 Pontisbright Cottages in 2023.
- Feb 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed single storey front extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 223117
- Jan 2021Loft ConversionFullIn report
Proposed Loft Conversion, Insertion New Windows to Side Elevation, Dormer Window with Internal & External Alterations
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 202715
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£390,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 March 2020Most recent
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2DN: £325,000 (2020–2009).
Nearby sales in CO6 2DN
Stoney Croft, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold May 2020
£460,000Springbank House, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold Nov 2019
£660,0001 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold Apr 2016
£325,0007 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 3 Pontisbright Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Spring Gardens Road homes
3 Pontisbright Cottages is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,806
Street avg £2,992
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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