What kind of home is 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE?

6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE?

6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE last sold for £247,000 in January 2014, around 12 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE have?

The current EPC rating for 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in November 2015. It has dropped from a D recorded in September 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE?

6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (1,130 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 2JE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE use?

The latest EPC at 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE have?

6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in September 2015 under ref. 15/00896/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE?

6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE is in council tax band D.

Which area is 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE in?

6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE sits in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE?

Police records around 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE?

The closest primary school to 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE is Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School (750m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Ramsey Academy, Halstead (2.7km).

How well connected is 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE?

The closest bus stop to 6 Shellcroft, CO6 2JE is Oddcroft, 354m away. In total there are 25 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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6 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

105 m²

1130 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 6 Shellcroft

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

6 Shellcroft is a three-bedroom detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2JE). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 sits 72.5% above the 2014 sale of £247,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (January 2014).

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

6 Shellcroft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Nov 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Nov 2015

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2015from Sept 2013

EPC improved fromD63toE52

Low Energy Lighting

0%22%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Shellcroft has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Sept 2015
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of first floor rear extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
15/00896/FUL
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What's in 6 Shellcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JE's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

6 Shellcroft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£426,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2014)

£247,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

31 January 2014Most recent
£247,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2JE: £360,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in CO6 2JE

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On the street

Versus other Shellcroft homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 6 Shellcroft runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,352

Street avg £3,101

Strongly below

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

Full Colchester report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 2JE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 2JE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

Low

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60 dB

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