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21a Bradbrook Cottages, Armoury Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JW

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 21a Bradbrook Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

21a Bradbrook Cottages is a detached house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3JW). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 69 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 43 EPCs).

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21a Bradbrook Cottages, Armoury Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21a Bradbrook Cottages has an approved extension on the planning record.

  1. Feb 2002
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/02/0062
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

21a Bradbrook Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3JW: £350,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Armoury Road homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 21a Bradbrook Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

67 (D)

Street avg 66 (D)

On par

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£597k

1 2 Dunedin Cottage, Bures Road, West Bergholt

CO6 3DW

4 bed2 bath

1 2 Old Bourchiers Hall, New Road, Aldham

CO6 3QU

1 2, Quilters Green, Fordham

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£369k

1 Abbotts Cottages, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green

CO6 3QL

3 bed2 bath
£464k

1 Albany Close, West Bergholt

CO6 3LE

4 bed2 bath
£441k

1 Albany Road, West Bergholt

CO6 3LB

4 bed2 bath
£260k

1 Armoury Cottages, Armoury Road, West Bergholt

CO6 3JP

2 bed1 bath
£227k

1 Armoury Farm Bungalow, Armoury Road, West Bergholt

CO6 3JP

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Full Colchester report

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

0.3 km

Armoury Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 3JW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 3JW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 3JW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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