28 Oddcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2ET
About 28 Oddcroft
28 Oddcroft is a five-bedroom detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2ET). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1529 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2008) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 sits 60.6% above the 2013 sale of £276,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 21.4% below the postcode norm. On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
28 Oddcroft sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Sept 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
28 Oddcroft has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
28 Oddcroft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£276,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 July 2013Most recent
£276,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2ET: £325,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in CO6 2ET
26 Oddcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2ET
Sold Mar 2020
£295,00022 Oddcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2ET
Sold Mar 2020
£360,00040 Oddcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2ET
Sold Mar 2019
£315,0006 Oddcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2ET
Sold Oct 2018
£325,00013 Oddcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2ET
Sold Aug 2016
£485,000
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Versus other Oddcroft homes
Price per m² for 28 Oddcroft lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,946
Street avg £3,189
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.1 km
Oddcroft — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School. 4 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
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB