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About Cedar Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Cedar Cottage is a detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 1.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 25.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 21.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Cedar Cottage 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Aug 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Cedar Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2016)
£287,500
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Hall Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Cedar Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,686
Street avg £5,324
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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 0BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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