3 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EX
About 3 Church Street
3 Church Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2EX). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £664,000 is 32.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 46.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in May 2015.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
3 Church Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Church Street has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2015PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of first floor front extension over existing porch
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01033/FUL
- Jun 2003PorchFullIn report
Erection of detached garage/carport with hobby room/storage over. Erection of porch and bay window extensions and minor alterations
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/00895/FUL
What's in 3 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Church Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£664,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 13 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
12 May 2015Most recent
£500,000
+138.1%over 13 years28 April 2002
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2EX: £322,500 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in CO6 2EX
21 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EX
Sold Aug 2023
£380,00013 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EX
Sold Dec 2021
£267,50019 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EX
Sold Mar 2021
£325,0007 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EX
Sold Feb 2021
£165,0002 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EX
Sold Jan 2019
£322,500
Everything we know about 3 Church Street, in one report
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Versus other Church Street homes
Floor Area for 3 Church Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,425
Street avg £2,667
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
Brook Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Colne Engaine Church of England 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
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB