What type of property is The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL?

The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL last change hands?

The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL last sold for £370,000 in June 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £85,000 in February 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between February 1995 and June 2018, The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL rose from £85,000 to £370,000, a change of £285,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL?

The current EPC rating for The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL is F with a score of 34 out of 100, lodged in September 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a E. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL?

The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (1,433 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL heated?

The latest EPC at The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL?

The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL is in council tax band D.

Where is The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL located?

The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL sits in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL?

Police records around The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL 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 The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL?

The closest primary school to The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL is Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham (1.3km), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (1.6km).

What is the nearest station to The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL?

The closest bus stop to The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, CO6 3QL is Holiday Inn, 152m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QL

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

133 m²

1433 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 34

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Cottage

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

The Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QL). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1433 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 is 18.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 25.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £370,000 in June 2018.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

Energy

Energy performance

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

The Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Sept 2019

EPC Rating

F34

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Cottage 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.

The Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£438,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£370,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

21 June 2018Most recent
£370,000
+17.5%over 11 years
3 June 2007
£315,000
+270.6%over 12 years
15 February 1995
£85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3QL: £482,000 (2023–2017).

Nearby sales in CO6 3QL

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On the street

Versus other Abbotts Lane homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, The Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,780

Street avg £2,908

Below

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 150 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Holiday Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.6dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 3QL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

51.0dB

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