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About 1 Woodside Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Woodside Cottages is a semi-detached house in Fingringhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7AE). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1352 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £520,000 sits 52.9% above the 2011 sale of £340,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Woodside Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Woodside Cottages, Haye Lane, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Woodside Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Feb 2023ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Side of property
Single Storey Side Extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£520,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2011)
£340,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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