2 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE
About 2 Shellcroft
2 Shellcroft is a three-bedroom detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2JE). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (February 2014). Across 2007–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 35.2% above the 2014 sale price.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
2 Shellcroft's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Shellcroft has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single-storey rear extension
- Agent
- P Walsh Designs
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00073/HH
- Jan 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of extension to garage to form double garage.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01439/FUL
What's in 2 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
2 Shellcroft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 7 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2014Most recent
£310,000
+6.9%over 6 years30 May 2007
£290,000
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 2 Shellcroft, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Shellcroft homes
On floor area, 2 Shellcroft stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,422
Street avg £3,097
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 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