7 Oak Tree Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RJ
About 7 Oak Tree Cottages
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2019ConservatoryFullIn 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
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
7 Oak Tree Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 February 2018Most recent
£280,000
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
£320,0006 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 7 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
Price per m² for 7 Oak Tree Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,444
Street avg £2,830
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB