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3 Whytes Cottages, Green Lane, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RF

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Whytes Cottages

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

3 Whytes Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3RF). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 is 19.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 25.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £275,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • DrivewayYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Whytes Cottages, Green Lane, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2024
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Removal of existing Conservatory and replace with new Double storey side extension and single storey rear extension. Extension to form wrap around

    Extension
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    240239
    View planning record
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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 latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

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On the street

Versus other Green Lane homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 3 Whytes Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,274

Street avg £2,906

Above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 3RF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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