When did 5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP last change hands?

5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP last sold for £87,000 in October 2001, around 25 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £51,500 in April 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP?

Across 3 sales between April 1996 and October 2001, 5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP rose from £51,500 to £87,000, a change of £35,500. That works out to roughly +10% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

Are there any planning records for 5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP?

5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey rear extension and side and rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP?

5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP is in council tax band C.

Where is 5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP located?

5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP sits in Birch, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP?

Police records around 5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 53% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (86% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP?

The closest primary school to 5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP is Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (1.1km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP?

The closest bus stop to 5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, CO2 0NP is Hare and Hounds, 19m away. In total there are 26 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NP

3 sales on record2 planning records

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Band C

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About 5 Birches Cottages

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5 Birches Cottages is a property in Birch, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0NP). It has council tax band C.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in October 2001. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year.

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Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Birches Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

2 applications on record at 5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NP

2decisions2extensions14documents1nearby

Feb 2007
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
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6 docs on file
Reference
F/COL/06/2049
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5 Birches Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Last sold (2001)

£87,000

Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

31 October 2001Most recent
£87,000
+21.7%over 2 years
23 September 1999
£71,500
+38.8%over 3 years
22 April 1996
£51,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0NP: £239,995 (2020–2004).

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Hare and Hounds — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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