Elms Hall Cottage, Elms Hall Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JL
About Elms Hall Cottage
Elms Hall Cottage is a detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2JL). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 131 m² it sits well below the postcode median (254 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£457/sq ft) was about 79.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £645,000. 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
Energy performance
Elms Hall Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Elms Hall Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Elms Hall Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£636,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 27 years.
£645,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
28 November 2022Most recent
£645,000
+132.0%over 20 years25 April 2002
£278,000
+127.9%over 6 years23 February 1996
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2JL: £950,000 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in CO6 2JL
Munns Farm, Elms Hall Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JL
Sold Jun 2025
£1,000,000Hill Rise, Elms Hall Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JL
Sold Oct 2022
£950,000Choats Cottage, Elms Hall Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JL
Sold Sept 2021
£595,000Elms Hall Cartlodge, Elms Hall Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JL
Sold Jul 2021
£5,000Langley Mill, Elms Hall Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2JL
Sold Jan 2011
£1,025,000
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Versus other Elms Hall Road homes
Elms Hall Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,924
Street avg £4,548
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 247 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 12.3 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
1.1 km
Oddcroft — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB