25 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE
About 25 Shellcroft
25 Shellcroft is a four-bedroom detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2JE). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 50.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £560,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
25 Shellcroft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
25 Shellcroft has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 25 Shellcroft was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£559,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£560,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 September 2022Most recent
£560,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2JE: £299,995 (2025–2020).
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
£360,0003 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE
Sold Jun 2021
£298,0004 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE
Sold Apr 2021
£277,00021 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE
Sold Mar 2020
£299,995
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Versus other Shellcroft homes
25 Shellcroft outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,544
Street avg £3,027
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB