Bentalls Cottage, Green Lane, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RF
About Bentalls Cottage
Bentalls Cottage is a property in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3RF). It has council tax band F.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £587,000.
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Energy performance
No EPC on record
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Planning history
Bentalls Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jan 2009RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building application to remove spiral staircase in kitchen and replace ceiling with green oak ceiling joists, lath and plaster, plus fitting of tongue and groove pine floorboards.
Listed- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 081695
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Bentalls Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£587,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2018Most recent
£587,000
+48.6%over 10 years22 July 2008
£395,000
+58.0%over 8 years2 March 2000
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3RF: £275,000 (2021–2010).
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£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
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- 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
1.7 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
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB