3 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE
About 3 Shellcroft
3 Shellcroft is a two-bedroom detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2JE). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 is 17.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 73.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 16 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £298,000. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Shellcroft has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
3 Shellcroft has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 25 years.
£298,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
14 June 2021Most recent
£298,000
+150.4%over 19 years10 October 2001
£119,000
+98.3%over 4 years17 October 1996
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2JE: £360,000 (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
£360,00025 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE
Sold Sept 2022
£560,0004 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
On floor area, 3 Shellcroft runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,197
Street avg £2,986
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB