3 Countess Cross Cottages, Countess Cross, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HT
About 3 Countess Cross Cottages
3 Countess Cross Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.
Today's modelled estimate of £456,000 is 14% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 68.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 121 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 5 EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £399,995. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Outside
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
3 Countess Cross Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Countess Cross Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£456,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£399,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 February 2021Most recent
£399,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2HT: £457,000 (2025–2019).
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£1,300,000Countess Cross Farmhouse, Countess Cross, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HT
Sold Jul 2023
£825,0002 Countess Cross Cottages, Countess Cross, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HT
Sold Nov 2019
£312,0004 Countess Cross Cottages, Countess Cross, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HT
Sold May 2008
£199,500
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Versus other Countess Cross homes
On epc rating, 3 Countess Cross Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,306
Street avg £3,038
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 199 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
1.6 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 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
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB