1 New Road Cottages, New Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RB
About 1 New Road Cottages
1 New Road Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3RB). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £420,000 in February 2019.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 New Road Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 1 New Road Cottages.
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed extension to provide new entrance lobby and garage conversion
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 210994
- Sept 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replacement of existing conservatory with a new single storey extension containing new dining area and family room
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 121471
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£420,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 February 2019Most recent
£420,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CO6 3RB: £162,750 (2003–1999).
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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
0.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB