2 Crown Cottages, Nayland Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AH
About 2 Crown Cottages
2 Crown Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4AH). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 28.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2024 for £310,000.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Crown Cottages has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2020PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Install porch to front of property
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 200404
What's in 2 Crown Cottages, Nayland Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Crown Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£320,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 18 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2024Most recent
£310,000
+29.2%over 5 years23 July 2019
£240,000
+33.3%over 13 years12 April 2006
£179,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4AH: £267,500 (2024–2009).
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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
0.2 km
London Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Nayland Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB