3 Whytes Cottages, Green Lane, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RF
About 3 Whytes Cottages
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2024ConservatoryFullIn 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
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 February 2021Most recent
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3RF: £430,000 (2018–2010).
Nearby sales in CO6 3RF
Bentalls 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
£430,0002 Whytes Cottages, Green Lane, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RF
Sold Feb 2003
£159,995
Everything we know about 3 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 years held, 3 Whytes Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,274
Street avg £2,906
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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