2 New Road Cottages, New Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RB
About 2 New Road Cottages
2 New Road Cottages is a semi-detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3RB). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in February 2003. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 sits 92.7% above the 2003 sale of £234,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Risks
planning & flood
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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Planning history
2 New Road Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
One and a half storey extension to the side of the existing property. Resubmission of 146393.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 150111
- Jan 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
One and a half storey extension to the side of the existing house
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 146393
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 26.1% per year over 4 years.
£234,000
Growth on file: 26.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2003Most recent
£234,000
+155.7%over 4 years12 February 1999
£91,500
Median price across the last 1 sales in CO6 3RB: £420,000 (2019–2019).
Nearby sales in CO6 3RB
Everything we know about 2 New Road 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
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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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB