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Old Cottage, Brickhouse Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HJ

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
195 m²
2099 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Old Cottage

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

Old Cottage is a detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £737,000 sits 55.2% above the 2017 sale of £475,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 35.7% below the postcode norm. At 195 m² it's 23.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (158 m² median across 5 EPCs). Last changed hands 9 years ago, in May 2017. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Old Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old Cottage, Brickhouse Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2020
    Outline
    In report

    Permitted development rights check

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    20/02247/PD
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What's in Old Cottage, Brickhouse Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HJ'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.

Old Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£737,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£475,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 May 2017Most recent

    £475,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2HJ: £900,000 (2022–2007).

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On the street

Versus other Brickhouse Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Old Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,436

Street avg £3,681

Below

Floor Area

195 m²

Street avg 179 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.1 t/year

Street avg 8.3 t/year

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£735k

1 Church View, Colne Engaine

CO6 2EP

4 bed
£723k

1 Brickhouse Road, Colne Engaine

CO6 2HL

4 bed2 bath
£700k

1 Brook Street, Colne Engaine

CO6 2EU

5 bed2 bath
£785k

1 Aubrey Close, Earls Colne

CO6 2FG

£610k

1 Bones Yard, Colne Engaine

CO6 2FA

5 bed3 bath
£600k

1 Broomfield Cottages, Coggeshall Road, Earls Colne

CO6 2JX

5 bed2 bath
£590k

1 Beecham Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel

CO6 2DW

4 bed3 bath
£581k

1 Coggeshall Road, Earls Colne

CO6 2JP

4 bed
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

0.9 km

The Green — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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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 2HJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 2HJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 2HJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

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

Common questions

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