Ashington Lodge, New Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3QT
About Ashington Lodge
Ashington Lodge is a detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QT). It has a recorded floor area of 488 m² (around 5253 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,686,000 is 28.4% below the 2021 sale of £3,750,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. 8 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe, change of use to residential, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold June 2021 for £3,750,000. 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
Ashington Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
A change of use to residential application was refused at Ashington Lodge in 2023.
- Aug 2025AnnexFullIn report
Retention of annexe for temporary period of 3 years during construction of self build dwelling
Retrospective- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 251155
- Jul 2025Change of UseOtherIn report
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of agricultural storage building into two dwellings
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 251117
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Ashington Lodge has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£2,686,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 22 years.
£3,750,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2021Most recent
£3,750,000
+102.7%over 18 years8 May 2003
£1,850,000
+85.0%over 3 years28 October 1999
£1,000,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO6 3QT: £225,000 (2013–2001).
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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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
New Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB