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1 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH

3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
72 m²
775 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Post Office Cottages

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

1 Post Office Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QH). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 is 37.9% above the 2018 sale price. Last sale on file: £195,000 in June 2018.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2025from Dec 2012
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
17%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Post Office Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Post Office Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£269,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£195,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 June 2018Most recent

    £195,000

    +50.0%over 5 years

  2. 25 February 2013

    £130,000

    +122.2%over 14 years

  3. 20 November 1998

    £58,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3QH: £300,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Halstead Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£2,708

Street avg £3,052

Above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

On par
Comparables

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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.
Full Colchester report

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Walk — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 10 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 3QH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.4dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.