Ashwood Lodge, Swan Street, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2ED
About Ashwood Lodge
Ashwood Lodge is a four-bedroom detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2ED). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 201 m² it's 27.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (158 m² median across 3 EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015. Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £893,000 is 42.9% above the 2015 sale price.
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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
- Bathrooms5
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
Ashwood Lodge'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2025FullIn report
Conversion of existing attached double garage, changes to elevations, and erection of detached three bay cart lodge.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 252172
- Jun 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey garage extension and first floor side/rear games room/gym extension.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 120713
What's in Ashwood Lodge, Swan Street, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2ED's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£893,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 15 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2015Most recent
£625,000
+64.5%over 15 years25 July 2000
£380,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CO6 2ED: £415,000 (2021–2005).
Everything we know about Ashwood Lodge, 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 Swan Street homes
On epc rating, Ashwood Lodge runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
201 m²
Street avg 183 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Pattock Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB