Springfields, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DW
About Springfields
Springfields is a four-bedroom detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DW). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £710,000 in February 2025. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 179.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Springfields's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Springfields has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Springfields valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£770,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£710,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 February 2025Most recent
£710,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2DW: £487,500 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CO6 2DW
Lanark, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DW
Sold Sept 2024
£16,002Birches, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DW
Sold Sept 2024
£21,4971 Beecham Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DW
Sold Jul 2023
£603,750Elm Cottage, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DW
Sold Nov 2007
£457,0072 Beechams Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DW
Sold May 1996
£89,995
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Versus other Spring Gardens Road homes
Years Held for Springfields lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,128
Street avg £1,460
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB