Little Bretons, Swan Street, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2EE
About Little Bretons
Little Bretons is a four-bedroom detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2EE). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £500,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 37.1% 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
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Little Bretons's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2025PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
First floor front extension over existing garage with a new porch and bay window
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 250869
- Oct 2005Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Convert garage to living accommodation. First floor front extension (above converted garage).
Extension- Reference
- F/COL/05/1371
What's in Little Bretons, Swan Street, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2EE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Little Bretons valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£489,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 March 2025Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2EE: £385,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CO6 2EE
2 Redcroft Cottages, Swan Street, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2EE
Sold May 2025
£385,000Chappel View, Swan Street, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2EE
Sold Jun 2024
£550,000Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2EE
Sold Mar 2021
£680,0001 Redcroft Cottages, Swan Street, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2EE
Sold Nov 2020
£335,000Longview, Swan Street, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2EE
Sold Mar 2020
£515,000
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Versus other Swan Street homes
Little Bretons is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,650
Street avg £3,866
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.6 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.
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
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB