Stoney Croft, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
About Stoney Croft
Stoney Croft is a three-bedroom detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DN). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £516,000 is 12.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 15.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2020 at £460,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
Energy performance
Stoney Croft'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Stoney Croft has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension and additional room above integrated side garage
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 201613
What's in Stoney Croft, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN'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.
£516,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£460,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 May 2020Most recent
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2DN: £325,000 (2020–2009).
Nearby sales in CO6 2DN
3 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
£241,0005 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold Sept 2006
£225,000
Everything we know about Stoney Croft, 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
Stoney Croft outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,217
Street avg £2,909
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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