2 Broomfield Cottages, Coggeshall Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JX
About 2 Broomfield Cottages
2 Broomfield Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2JX). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in January 2006. Today's modelled estimate of £530,000 sits 89.3% above the 2006 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 27.6% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
2 Broomfield Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Broomfield Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
£530,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 January 2006Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2JX: £630,000 (2020–2015).
Nearby sales in CO6 2JX
Broomfield Farmhouse, Coggeshall Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JX
Sold Aug 2020
£630,000Chinook, Coggeshall Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JX
Sold Jan 2020
£590,000Caernarvon House, Coggeshall Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JX
Sold Oct 2019
£850,0001 Broomfield Cottages, Coggeshall Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JX
Sold Mar 2001
£135,000
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Versus other Coggeshall Road homes
On habitable rooms, 2 Broomfield Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,931
Street avg £2,413
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 198 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
2.0 km
Church Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB