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Birches, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DW

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
180 m²
1938 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Birches

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Birches is a detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DW). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £713,000 sits 3216.7% above the 2024 sale of £21,497. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£11/sq ft) was about 95.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold September 2024 for £21,497.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Birches'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Birches, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Birches has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Sept 2000
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/00/1170
    View planning record

What's in Birches, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DW's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Birches's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£713,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -8.1% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£21,497

Growth on file: -8.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 September 2024Most recent

    £21,497

    -97.0%over 3 years

  2. 16 December 2020

    £725,000

    +229.5%over 20 years

  3. 11 February 2000

    £220,000

    +18.9%over 10 months

  4. 30 March 1999

    £185,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2DW: £487,500 (2025–2013).

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On the street

Versus other Spring Gardens Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Birches is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£119

Street avg £2,462

Below

Floor Area

180 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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4 bed
£785k

1 Aubrey Close, Earls Colne

CO6 2FG

£610k

1 Bones Yard, Colne Engaine

CO6 2FA

5 bed3 bath
£600k

1 Broomfield Cottages, Coggeshall Road, Earls Colne

CO6 2JX

5 bed2 bath
£590k

1 Beecham Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel

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£581k

1 Coggeshall Road, Earls Colne

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Full Colchester report

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.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 2DW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 2DW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 2DW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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