Rede Cottage, Curds Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JT
About Rede Cottage
Rede Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2JT). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 687 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in February 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 is 28.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 115.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Rede Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2017RenovationHeritageIn report
Alterations to remove existing C20 flat roofs and replace with hipped roofs
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01780/LBC
- Dec 2017RenovationFullIn report
Alterations to remove existing C20 flat roofs and replace with hipped roofs
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01779/FUL
What's in Rede Cottage, Curds Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Rede Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 21 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
1 February 2017Most recent
£260,000
+8.3%over 6 years6 July 2010
£239,995
+103.4%over 10 years30 November 1999
£118,000
+87.3%over 3 years9 May 1996
£63,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2JT: £392,500 (2023–2008).
Nearby sales in CO6 2JT
Rosita, Curds Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JT
Sold Mar 2023
£605,000Daisey Cottage, Curds Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JT
Sold May 2017
£3,0002 Curds Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JT
Sold Jul 2011
£392,5007 Curds Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JT
Sold Aug 2008
£195,000Spring Cottage, Curds Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JT
Sold Jun 2003
£250,000
Everything we know about Rede Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Curds Road homes
Price per m² for Rede Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,073
Street avg £1,898
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
1.4 km
Church Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery. 1 school 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
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB