1 Upper Orchard Cottages, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JJ
About 1 Upper Orchard Cottages
1 Upper Orchard Cottages is a detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 516 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2012) returns an A (score 97), the top energy band on the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £399,000 is 33% above the 2005 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Upper Orchard Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Upper Orchard Cottages.
- Aug 2011AnnexFullIn report
Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of a new building to create a self contained granny anexe
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/00916/FUL
- Jun 2011AnnexAmendmentIn report
Application for a non-material amendment following grant of planning permisson 10/01683/FUL (step boundary wall) - Conversion of existing outbuildings into self contained granny annex for use of elderly parent, including small extension, new roof and external alterations.
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/00039/NMA
What's in 1 Upper Orchard Cottages, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JJ's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£399,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 2005Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CO6 2JJ: £479,000 (2014–2005).
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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
1.2 km
Oddcroft — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School. 6 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
43.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB