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3 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EX

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Church Street

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

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

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
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

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

3 Church Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2016from Jul 2014
EPC improved fromC70toD55
Heating Controls
FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting
32%62%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Church Street has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.

  1. Sept 2015
    PorchFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2003
    PorchFull
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

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 3 Church Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£664,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 13 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£500,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 May 2015Most recent

    £500,000

    +138.1%over 13 years
  2. 28 April 2002

    £210,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2EX: £322,500 (2023–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 3 Church Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,425

Street avg £2,667

Above

Floor Area

146 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Below
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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 2EX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.