3 Rose Cottages, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
About 3 Rose Cottages
3 Rose Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3PH). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 72 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Rose Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Rose Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Rose 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
3 Rose Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£246,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 3PH: £435,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CO6 3PH
2 Ferndale Cottages, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
Sold Jul 2025
£230,000Rosedale, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
Sold Oct 2023
£400,000Caterpillar Cottage, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
Sold Mar 2021
£695,000Valley House, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
Sold Nov 2020
£435,000Dennington, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
Sold Nov 2019
£625,000
Everything we know about 3 Rose 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 Ford Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 3 Rose Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.0 km
New Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 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
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB