Fenwood Cottage, Church Street, Stoke By Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4QP
About Fenwood Cottage
Fenwood Cottage is a four-bedroom property in Stoke By Nayland, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4QP). It has council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in April 1999. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.8% 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Householder Application - Erection of garden studio/office (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
- Agent
- Box Valley Architectural Design
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/21/01211
- Jun 2017DemolitionHeritageIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of single-storey rear extension (following demolition of existing extension).
ListedExtension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- B/17/01000
What's in Fenwood Cottage, Church Street, Stoke By Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4QP's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£69,950
Growth on file: 11.8% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 1999Most recent
£69,950
+55.4%over 3 years11 May 1995
£45,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CO6 4QP: £170,000 (2021–1995).
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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
0.0 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB