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1 Ramparts Cottages, Coach Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AU

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Ramparts Cottages

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

1 Ramparts Cottages is a semi-detached house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4AU). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 sits 86.1% above the 2003 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 29.6% below the postcode norm. At 104 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 6 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Ramparts Cottages, Coach Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Ramparts Cottages has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Current estimate

£335,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.7% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2003)

£180,000

Growth on file: 22.7% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 July 2003Most recent

    £180,000

    +188.0%over 5 years

  2. 21 May 1998

    £62,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4AU: £235,000 (2019–2009).

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On the street

Versus other Coach Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 Ramparts Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,731

Street avg £3,033

Strongly below

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£331k

1 Breewood Cottages, School Lane, Great Horkesley

CO6 4BW

£350k

1 Blackbrook Road, Great Horkesley

CO6 4TL

£355k

1 Beech Cottages, Church Street, Stoke By Nayland

CO6 4QH

2 bed1 bath
£316k

1 Daltons Farmhouse, Plough Lane, Leavenheath

CO6 4PL

£308k

1 Crown Cottages, Nayland Road, Great Horkesley

CO6 4AH

2 bed1 bath
£306k

1 Bailey Cottages, Water Lane, Little Horkesley

CO6 4DG

£367k

1 Church Mews, High Street, Nayland

CO6 4JF

2 bed
£373k

1 Butt Road, Stoke By Nayland

CO6 4RB

3 bed
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.
Full Colchester report

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

0.0 km

Ramparts Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 4AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 4AU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 4AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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