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

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
63 m²
678 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Oak Tree Cottages

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

7 Oak Tree Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 is 19.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 121.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. At 63 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 11 EPCs).

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • DrivewayYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Oak Tree Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2019
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Replacement of existing polycarbonate conservatory roof and existing timber windows with new insulated flat roof and new uPVC windows

    ExtensionNew Windows
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    182780
    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.

7 Oak Tree Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

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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.

Price per m² for 7 Oak Tree Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,444

Street avg £2,830

Strongly above

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Below
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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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
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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