What type of property is Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE?

Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE sell for?

Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE last sold for £680,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £137,000 in October 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE?

Across 3 sales between October 1995 and March 2021, Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE rose from £137,000 to £680,000, a change of £543,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE?

The current EPC rating for Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE is F with a score of 35 out of 100, lodged in April 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a E. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE?

Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (1,436 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 2EE. Source: EPC Register.

How is Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE heated?

The latest EPC at Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE?

Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE located?

Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE sits in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE?

Police records around Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE?

The closest primary school to Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE is Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School (1.1km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE?

The closest bus stop to Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, CO6 2EE is Pattock Lane, 462m away. The nearest rail option is Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station, 1.7km away.

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Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2EE

Notable views3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

133 m²

1436 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 35

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Spendpenny Farm

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Spendpenny Farm is a four-bedroom detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2EE). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1436 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 45). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £770,000 is 13.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£474/sq ft) was about 86.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £680,000 in March 2021. 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
DrivewayYes
LandYes
Notable viewsYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Spendpenny Farm'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 26 Apr 2020

EPC Rating

F35

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

15.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Spendpenny Farm, Swan Street, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Spendpenny Farm has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Spendpenny Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£770,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£680,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

8 March 2021Most recent
£680,000
+295.3%over 21 years
9 September 1999
£172,000
+25.5%over 3 years
27 October 1995
£137,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2EE: £385,000 (2025–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Swan Street homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Spendpenny Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,097

Street avg £3,659

Strongly above

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 126 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

13 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

15.0 t/year

Street avg 8.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

Full Colchester report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 2EE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 2EE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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