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11 Oak Tree Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RJ

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
135 m²
1453 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 11 Oak Tree Cottages

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

11 Oak Tree Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since March 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £440,000 sits 145.1% above the 2004 sale of £179,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 37.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, 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

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

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.

11 Oak Tree Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 11 Oak Tree Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

11 Oak Tree Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2014
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension for private use

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    142495
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2004
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Two storey side extension and front porch

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/04/0730
    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.

11 Oak Tree Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

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On the street

Versus other Brook Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 11 Oak Tree Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,330

Street avg £3,219

Strongly below

Floor Area

135 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below
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

2.0 km

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 3RJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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