97a, Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AB
About 97a
97a is a detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 97a, Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AB
- Dec 2010Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of garage to living accommodation. Loft conversion including new dormers to front.
Garage Conversion- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 102246
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionMay 2011Decision
- ApplicationMar 2011Decision
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Sales history & valuation
97a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£318,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 0AB: £525,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO5 0AB
103a, Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AB
Sold Oct 2025
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Sold Oct 2024
£605,00099 Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AB
Sold Nov 2023
£285,000103d, Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AB
Sold Feb 2022
£705,000105 Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AB
Sold Feb 2022
£380,000
Versus other Church Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 97a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Station Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







