3 Chappel Hill, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DX
About 3 Chappel Hill
3 Chappel Hill is a three-bedroom detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DX). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 4-band jump.
At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 67.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £454,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Chappel Hill has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey part rear/part side extension and alterations
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 221440
What's in 3 Chappel Hill, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£497,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£454,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 December 2021Most recent
£454,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2DX: £235,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in CO6 2DX
2 Chappel Hill, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DX
Sold Aug 2022
£570,000Denaby, Chappel Hill, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DX
Sold Jun 2017
£308,0004 Chappel Hill, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DX
Sold Dec 2012
£235,0001 Chappel Hill, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DX
Sold Aug 2012
£215,000Hill House, Chappel Hill, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DX
Sold Nov 2009
£935,000
Everything we know about 3 Chappel Hill, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Chappel Hill homes
3 Chappel Hill is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,784
Street avg £3,934
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 8.1 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
School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB