12 Oak Tree Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RJ
About 12 Oak Tree Cottages
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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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
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- LandYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2019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
Planning history
- Jan 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Two Storey Side Extension, Single Storey Rear Extension and Front Lobby
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 112159
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12 Oak Tree Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 11 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
3 December 2009Most recent
£225,000
+2.3%over 3 years17 August 2006
£220,000
+199.3%over 7 years2 February 1999
£73,500
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 12 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
On floor area, 12 Oak Tree Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,653
Street avg £2,929
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 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.
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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
45.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB