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EPC B
About Hillside
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hillside is a detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 428 m² (around 4607 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2022 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in April 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 428 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hillside ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
B86
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hillside, Bull Lane, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Hillside has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Sept 2023ConditionsGranted
Application to discharge condition 3 (boundary treatment) of planning permission 213395
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Hillside has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,188,000
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 Bull Lane homes
Three headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Hillside outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
86 (B)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
428 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 0BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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