2 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH
About 2 Post Office Cottages
2 Post Office Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QH). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 71.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £222,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Post Office Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 Post Office Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£232,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 27 years.
£222,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2022Most recent
£222,000
+74.1%over 10 years24 May 2012
£127,500
+2.8%over 5 years26 June 2006
£124,000
+82.4%over 6 years10 November 1999
£68,000
+151.9%over 3 years22 March 1996
£27,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3QH: £435,000 (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
£435,000Deerwood, 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
£172,000Samarkand, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QH
Sold Jun 2021
£462,500
Everything we know about 2 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
2 Post Office Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,269
Street avg £2,896
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB