The Hop House, Flat 3, Colchester Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3NW
About The Hop House
The Hop House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3NW). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 73 m² this is the 4th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in The Hop House, where floor areas span 60–142 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 13 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in November 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 sits 245.7% above the 1999 sale of £69,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 38.1% below the postcode norm.
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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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Hop House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Hop House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£69,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 November 1999Most recent
£69,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3NW: £270,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CO6 3NW
The Hop House, Flat 11, Colchester Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3NW
Sold Mar 2025
£303,500The Hop House, Flat 14, Colchester Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3NW
Sold Aug 2022
£190,000The Hop House, Flat 8, Colchester Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3NW
Sold Aug 2020
£270,000The Hop House, Flat 2, Colchester Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3NW
Sold May 2018
£165,000The Hop House, Flat 7, Colchester Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3NW
Sold Oct 2015
£225,000
Everything we know about The Hop House, 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 Colchester Road homes
Price per m² for The Hop House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£959
Street avg £2,061
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.1 km
Armoury Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB