1b Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH
About 1b Post Office Cottages
1b Post Office Cottages is a five-bedroom detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QH). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1700 sq ft) and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £531,000 is 28% above the 2019 sale price. Sold January 2019 for £415,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
Energy performance
1b Post Office 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Second Floor Extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 210563
- Jun 2019DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory for proposed single storey rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 191148
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1b Post Office 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
1b Post Office Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£531,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 14 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
25 January 2019Most recent
£415,000
+66.0%over 14 years23 August 2004
£249,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3QH: £300,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO6 3QH
Grandview, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH
Sold Sept 2024
£300,000Rowan Croft, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH
Sold Apr 2023
£435,0002 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH
Sold Nov 2022
£222,000Deerwood, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH
Sold Sept 2022
£850,0003 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH
Sold Oct 2021
£172,000
Everything we know about 1b Post Office 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
EPC Rating for 1b Post Office Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,627
Street avg £3,060
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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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
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB