6 Oak Tree Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RJ
About 6 Oak Tree Cottages
6 Oak Tree Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 sits 59.6% above the 2016 sale of £259,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 102.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (May 2016). At 64 m² it's 24.2% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- LandYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2016PorchFullIn report
Proposed single storey rear extension with 2 storey side extension and new front entrance porch.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 161076
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
6 Oak Tree Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£259,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 May 2016Most recent
£259,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3RJ: £225,000 (2024–2009).
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
£280,0008 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 6 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
Habitable Rooms for 6 Oak Tree Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,062
Street avg £2,877
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 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