11 Oak Tree Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RJ
About 11 Oak Tree Cottages
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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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
11 Oak Tree Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
11 Oak Tree Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension for private use
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 142495
- Jun 2004PorchFullIn 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
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 11 Oak Tree Cottages
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
11 Oak Tree Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£440,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£179,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 March 2004Most recent
£179,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3RJ: £259,950 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in CO6 3RJ
2 Oak Tree Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RJ
Sold Dec 2024
£320,0007 Oak Tree Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RJ
Sold Feb 2018
£280,0006 Oak Tree Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RJ
Sold May 2016
£259,9508 Oak Tree Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RJ
Sold Apr 2010
£160,000Andena, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RJ
Sold Feb 2010
£225,000
Everything we know about 11 Oak Tree 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 Brook Road homes
Price per m² for 11 Oak Tree Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,330
Street avg £3,219
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
2.0 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB