The Cart Lodge, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3PT
About The Cart Lodge
The Cart Lodge is a detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3PT). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on oil.
5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £587,000 is 17.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 80% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £500,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
The Cart Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2018Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use of an outbuilding to use as holiday let accommodation.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 181475
- Jul 2018FullIn report
Continued use of an outbuilding as a dwellinghouse
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 181401
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Cart Lodge
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
Latest sale on The Cart Lodge was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£587,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 16 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
18 February 2021Most recent
£500,000
+63.9%over 7 years15 March 2013
£305,000
-6.6%over 7 years21 April 2005
£326,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3PT: £250,000 (2016–2009).
Nearby sales in CO6 3PT
The 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
£249,9953 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 The Cart Lodge, 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
The Cart Lodge outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,401
Street avg £2,195
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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.
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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
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB