7 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
About 7 Pontisbright Cottages
7 Pontisbright Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DN). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 848 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
13 years since the last transfer (June 2013). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 79 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 is 49% above the 2013 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
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
7 Pontisbright Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Pontisbright Cottages has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2019PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and single storey porch and rear extension with revised details to Approval 191135/19
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 192439
- Jul 2019PorchFullIn report
Renewal of lapsed approval 150851 for single storey rear & two storey side extension and front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 191135
What's in 7 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
7 Pontisbright Cottages saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 8 years.
£241,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
26 June 2013Most recent
£241,000
+6.6%over 3 years7 July 2009
£226,000
27 February 2006
£225,000
+19.7%over 8 months14 June 2005
£188,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2DN: £390,000 (2020–2006).
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
£660,0001 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold Apr 2016
£325,0005 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold Sept 2006
£225,000
Everything we know about 7 Pontisbright Cottages, 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 Spring Gardens Road homes
Floor Area for 7 Pontisbright Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,058
Street avg £2,941
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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