2 Claire Cottages, Hardys Green, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NT
About 2 Claire Cottages
2 Claire Cottages is a semi-detached house in Birch, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0NT). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
2 Claire Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 19 November 2024
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Planning history
2 Claire Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2 Claire Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Hardys Green homes
EPC Rating for 2 Claire Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
311/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Hardys Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB