1 Magnolia Cottages, Church Road, Wormingford, Colchester, CO6 3AD
About 1 Magnolia Cottages
1 Magnolia Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wormingford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3AD). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£616/sq ft) was about 175.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Magnolia Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Magnolia Cottages
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Magnolia Cottages changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.4% per year over 1 year.
£325,000
Growth on file: 14.4% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
14 February 2022Most recent
£325,000
+19.7%over 1 year13 October 2020
£271,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3AD: £249,500 (2021–2019).
Nearby sales in CO6 3AD
5 Magnolia Cottages, Church Road, Wormingford, Colchester, CO6 3AD
Sold Sept 2021
£292,5004 Magnolia Cottages, Church Road, Wormingford, Colchester, CO6 3AD
Sold Aug 2021
£249,5003 Magnolia Cottages, Church Road, Wormingford, Colchester, CO6 3AD
Sold Mar 2021
£239,0002 Magnolia Cottages, Church Road, Wormingford, Colchester, CO6 3AD
Sold Feb 2021
£240,000Glenard, Church Road, Wormingford, Colchester, CO6 3AD
Sold Aug 2016
£530,000
Everything we know about 1 Magnolia Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Church Road homes
Price per m² for 1 Magnolia Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,633
Street avg £2,864
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.2 km
Church Road — bus stop.
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
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB