2 Oak Tree Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RJ
About 2 Oak Tree Cottages
2 Oak Tree Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was December 2024 at £320,000 — fresh data. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 12.5% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 118.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Oak Tree Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2025OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed timber garden room
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 251158
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 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
Latest sale on 2 Oak Tree Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 December 2024Most recent
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3RJ: £225,000 (2018–2009).
Nearby sales in CO6 3RJ
7 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
£225,00012 Oak Tree Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RJ
Sold Dec 2009
£225,000
Everything we know about 2 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
Years Held for 2 Oak Tree Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,384
Street avg £2,837
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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