Hill Farm Bungalow, Chappel Hill, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DX
About Hill Farm Bungalow
Hill Farm Bungalow is a detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DX). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 68 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 7 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Hill Farm Bungalow has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Replacement of existing dwelling and garage with a new self- build/custom build 2 storey dwelling and garage, in lieu of prior approval for an additional storey to existing bungalow. (Ref: 232270) using existing access
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 232764
- Nov 2023ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey
Application for prior approval of a proposed additional storey to existing bungalow.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 232270
What's in Hill Farm Bungalow, 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
Hill Farm Bungalow has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£348,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2DX: £308,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in CO6 2DX
2 Chappel Hill, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DX
Sold Aug 2022
£570,0003 Chappel Hill, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DX
Sold Dec 2021
£454,500Denaby, 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
£215,000
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Versus other Chappel Hill homes
Floor Area for Hill Farm Bungalow lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.3 km
School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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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