1 Choats Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3PT
About 1 Choats Cottages
1 Choats Cottages is a semi-detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3PT). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1424 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £428,000 sits 71.2% above the 2012 sale of £249,995. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in December 2012, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Choats Cottages
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Choats Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Choats Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single storey side extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 251850
- Jul 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension with the inclusion of roof lantern
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 144984
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Choats 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 Choats Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£428,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£249,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 2012Most recent
£249,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3PT: £305,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in CO6 3PT
The Cart Lodge, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3PT
Sold Feb 2021
£500,000The Nook, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3PT
Sold Sept 2016
£330,0002 Choats Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3PT
Sold Jan 2015
£290,0003 Choats Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3PT
Sold Mar 2009
£250,0004 Choats Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3PT
Sold Apr 2002
£158,000
Everything we know about 1 Choats 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 Halstead Road homes
1 Choats Cottages is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£1,890
Street avg £2,698
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.6 km
Fiddlers Folly — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 4 schools nearby.
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
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB