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Buttercups, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH

1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 14
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Buttercups

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

Buttercups is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3PH). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 33). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 sits 84.2% above the 2013 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 22.8% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in August 2013.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Buttercups sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G14
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Buttercups, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Buttercups sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.

  1. Jan 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Works to trees in a conservation area.

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    170129
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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On the street

Versus other Ford Street homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Buttercups lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,500

Street avg £2,714

Strongly below

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 114 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

15.0 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 3PH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

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

Common questions

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