What type of property is 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH?

3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH last change hands?

3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH last sold for £172,000 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £35,000 in April 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 1997 and October 2021, 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH rose from £35,000 to £172,000, a change of £137,000. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH have?

The current EPC rating for 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in September 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH?

3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (495 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 3QH. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH heated?

The latest EPC at 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH?

3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH located?

3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH sits in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH?

Police records around 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH?

The closest primary school to 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH is Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham (1.2km), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (1.7km).

What transport links are near 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH?

The closest bus stop to 3 Post Office Cottages, Halstead Road, CO6 3QH is The Walk, 177m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

46 m²

495 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 3 Post Office Cottages

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

3 Post Office Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QH). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £207,000 is 20.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £172,000 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

TenureFreehold

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.

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

3 Post Office Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

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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.

3 Post Office Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£207,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£172,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

28 October 2021Most recent
£172,000
+37.6%over 14 years
21 November 2006
£125,000
+257.1%over 9 years
17 April 1997
£35,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3QH: £435,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in CO6 3QH

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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.

On habitable rooms, 3 Post Office Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,739

Street avg £2,949

Strongly above

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 78 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

On par

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Area

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 3QH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.4dB

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