3 Spring Gardens Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DP

3 Spring Gardens Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DP). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £425,000 in February 2025. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 218.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.