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About 16 Gorse Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Gorse Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 sits 50.5% above the 2013 sale of £218,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 15.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. At 69 m² it's 26.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 13 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 May 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Gorse Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2013)
£218,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Gorse Lane homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Gorse Lane is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,159
Street avg £3,539
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 0AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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