3 Choats Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3PT
About 3 Choats Cottages
3 Choats Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3PT). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1433 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows a C (score 74). The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 sits 60.8% above the 2009 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 15.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 3 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
3 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Dec 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2005PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension, 2 bay windows, porch to front extension andgarage
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/05/1273
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 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
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£402,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 March 2009Most recent
£250,000
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
£290,0001 Choats Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3PT
Sold Dec 2012
£249,9954 Choats Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3PT
Sold Apr 2002
£158,000
Everything we know about 3 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
On price per m², 3 Choats Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,878
Street avg £2,702
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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