Honey Cottage, Chappel Hill, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DT
About Honey Cottage
Honey Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DT). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory, a self-contained annexe and a loft.
At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £486,000.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- LoftYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Honey Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
£532,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£486,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 December 2019Most recent
£486,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CO6 2DT: £215,000 (2020–2009).
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Versus other Chappel Hill homes
Honey Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 26 (F)
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 9.1 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB