1 Bridgewick Cottages, Chappel Hill, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DT
About 1 Bridgewick Cottages
1 Bridgewick Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DT). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 is 37.2% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: April 2020 at £250,000.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
Energy performance
1 Bridgewick Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Bridgewick Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 April 2020Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CO6 2DT: £333,000 (2019–2009).
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Versus other Chappel Hill homes
EPC Rating
18 (G)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.1 km
School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School. 2 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
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB