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Get startedAsh Tree Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0BH). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since February 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 is 44.6% above the 2010 sale price.
Enlargement of rear garden of approved property
Ash Tree Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£312,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On epc rating, Ash Tree Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 77 (C)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 168 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Application for approval of reserved matters following outline approval 162595 - construction of a new three bedroom bungalow.
1 more application for this property
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15 February 2010Most recent
£312,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO5 0BH: £188,500 (2011–2000).
Street avg 4.2 t/year
CO5 0AL
The New Times — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Tiptree Heath Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB
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