12 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE
About 12 Shellcroft
12 Shellcroft is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2JE). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 108), a 3-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 is 26.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 56.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
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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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Shellcroft has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of extension to bathroom
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00241/FUL
What's in 12 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
12 Shellcroft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£328,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 January 2018Most recent
£328,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2JE: £360,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO6 2JE
19 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE
Sold Jul 2025
£395,00020 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE
Sold Apr 2023
£360,00025 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE
Sold Sept 2022
£560,0003 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE
Sold Jun 2021
£298,0004 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE
Sold Apr 2021
£277,000
Everything we know about 12 Shellcroft, in one report
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Versus other Shellcroft homes
Price per m² for 12 Shellcroft runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,685
Street avg £3,018
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.4 km
Oddcroft — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB