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2 Gorse Lane, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AH

2 planning records

Estimated value

£451,000

  • Since the 1997 sale (£105,000)+330%
  • Against CO5 0AH's recent median (£386,500)+17%

Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
127 m²
1368 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£451,000

  • Against its 1997 sale (£105,000)+330%
  • Against CO5 0AH's recent median (£386,500)+17%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 2 Gorse Lane is modelled from its 127 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 0AH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    127 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2009

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 1997

  • Recent sales in CO5 0AH

    5 sales, median £386,500 (2025–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: June 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

2 Gorse Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Sales timeline

  1. 17 December 1997Most recent

    £105,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 0AH: £386,500 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 2 Gorse Lane, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AH. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 2 Gorse Lane

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 Gorse Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1368 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 13 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. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 sits 329.5% above the 1997 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 71.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms4
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

2 Gorse Lane 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 20 Feb 2019

Current Certificate
Feb 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 February 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Gorse Lane, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 2 Gorse Lane, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AH

2decisions2extensions12documents3nearby
  1. Jul 2012
    Garage ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side of property

    Side extension and garage conversion

    Extension
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    120940
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Garage ConversionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Gorse Lane homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 2 Gorse Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£826

Street avg £3,751

Strongly below

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below
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.
Full Colchester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

92/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Anchor Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary471m
  • Tiptree Heath Primary SchoolPrimary680m
  • Milldene Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
  • Thurstable SchoolSecondary1.4km

Nearest stops

  • Anchor RoadBus stop99m
  • Station RoadBus stop327m
  • The New TimesBus stop360m
  • The CentreBus stop417m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
  • Other Theft128 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for CO5 0AH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 0AH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC ENo mains gas

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 2 Gorse Lane is modelled from its 127 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 0AH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 2 Gorse Lane. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 2 Gorse Lane was lodged in February 2009 at band E and expired in February 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 2 Gorse Lane. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 6 schools and 28 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 0AH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
2 Gorse Lane is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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