2 Whytes Cottages, Green Lane, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RF
About 2 Whytes Cottages
2 Whytes Cottages is a semi-detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3RF). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in February 2003. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 sits 162.5% above the 2003 sale of £159,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 66.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Whytes Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed single timber garage to the front of the property measuring 16ft x 12ft, includes a lean to roof supported by 4 x 4 timber posts.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 152767
- Nov 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Double and single storey extension & detached garage. (Re-submission of F/COL03/1046) - Amended plans increasing the width of the proposed garage by 400mm
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/1604
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Whytes Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.3% per year over 1 year.
£159,995
Growth on file: 10.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
28 February 2003Most recent
£159,995
+10.3%over 6 months20 August 2002
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3RF: £430,000 (2021–2010).
Nearby sales in CO6 3RF
3 Whytes Cottages, Green Lane, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RF
Sold Feb 2021
£275,000Bentalls Cottage, Green Lane, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RF
Sold Nov 2018
£587,000Willows, Green Lane, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RF
Sold Aug 2016
£485,5008 Whytes Cottages, Green Lane, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RF
Sold Sept 2015
£245,000Chase Cottage, Green Lane, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RF
Sold Nov 2010
£430,000
Everything we know about 2 Whytes 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

Versus other Green Lane homes
On price per m², 2 Whytes Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,019
Street avg £3,470
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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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
1.7 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
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB