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About 7 Bretts Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 Bretts Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0QH). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Held since July 1995 — that's 31 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. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 390% above the 1995 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 72.6% below the postcode norm. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_road
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 Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 7 Bretts Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1995)
£50,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other West End Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 7 Bretts Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£714
Street avg £3,255
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.7 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 0QH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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