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

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
62 m²
663 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Oak Tree Cottages

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

12 Oak Tree Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 663 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 is 37.8% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 81.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 11 EPCs).

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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

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff road
  • LandYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

12 Oak Tree Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Oak Tree Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2012
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Two Storey Side Extension, Single Storey Rear Extension and Front Lobby

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    112159
    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.

12 Oak Tree Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£310,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2009)

£225,000

Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 December 2009Most recent

    £225,000

    +2.3%over 3 years
  2. 17 August 2006

    £220,000

    +199.3%over 7 years
  3. 2 February 1999

    £73,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3RJ: £259,950 (2024–2010).

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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.

On floor area, 12 Oak Tree Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,653

Street avg £2,929

Above

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.8 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

2.0 km

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

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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
65 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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