2 Brickhouse Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HL
About 2 Brickhouse Road
2 Brickhouse Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2HL). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since December 2008 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £643,000 sits 71.5% above the 2008 sale of £375,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 115.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Brickhouse Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2006FullIn report
Enlargement of dormer window to rear bedroom
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00062/FUL
- Mar 2004OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of single garage
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00106/FUL
What's in 2 Brickhouse Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Brickhouse Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£643,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.4% per year over 7 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 18.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2008Most recent
£375,000
+237.8%over 7 years4 October 2001
£111,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO6 2HL: £227,500 (2025–1995).
Everything we know about 2 Brickhouse Road, in one report
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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
0.5 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB