Abbots Manor, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
About Abbots Manor
Abbots Manor is a detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DN). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Abbots Manor sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Abbots Manor has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Abbots Manor has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£778,000
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 5 sales in CO6 2DN: £390,000 (2020–2013).
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
£325,0007 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold Jun 2013
£241,000
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Versus other Spring Gardens Road homes
On epc rating, Abbots Manor runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
33 (F)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 112 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 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
0.3 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