Bell Cottage, School Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4BN
About Bell Cottage
Bell Cottage is a three-bedroom property in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4BN). It has council tax band D.
12 years since the last transfer (August 2014). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year.
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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
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Bell Cottage.
- Jun 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0618
What's in Bell Cottage, School Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4BN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Bell Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£270,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
10 August 2014Most recent
£270,000
+59.8%over 9 years30 May 2005
£169,000
+107.4%over 4 years29 May 2001
£81,500
+25.4%over 3 years2 October 1997
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4BN: £460,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CO6 4BN
2 South View Cottages, School Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4BN
Sold Sept 2024
£640,000Harmony, School Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4BN
Sold Dec 2023
£480,000Poppies, School Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4BN
Sold Nov 2022
£460,000Wyncolls Cottage, School Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4BN
Sold Jun 2021
£297,500Oakleaves, School Lane, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4BN
Sold Oct 2020
£430,000
Everything we know about Bell Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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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
School Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School. 2 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
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB