1 Nightingale Farm Cottage, Brickhouse Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HJ
About 1 Nightingale Farm Cottage
1 Nightingale Farm Cottage is a semi-detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 105 m² it sits well below the postcode median (195 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Nightingale Farm Cottage'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 upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Nightingale Farm Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Nightingale Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£411,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2HJ: £900,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in CO6 2HJ
2 Nightingale Farm Cottage, Brickhouse Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HJ
Sold Nov 2022
£470,000Nightingale Barn, Brickhouse Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HJ
Sold Sept 2019
£1,050,000Nightingale Farm, Brickhouse Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HJ
Sold Oct 2018
£900,000Brickhouse Farm, Brickhouse Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HJ
Sold Aug 2018
£1,190,000Old Cottage, Brickhouse Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HJ
Sold May 2017
£475,000
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Versus other Brickhouse Road homes
On floor area, 1 Nightingale Farm Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 197 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
0.9 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB