1 Woodside Cottages, Haye Lane, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7AE
About 1 Woodside Cottages
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.
Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. 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
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Woodside Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
4 applications on record at 1 Woodside Cottages, Haye Lane, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7AE
- Jan 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION & NEW DETACHED GARAGE/STUDIO
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 122000
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2023Decision
- ExtensionJun 2020Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
£520,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 9 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
7 July 2011Most recent
£340,000
+51.1%over 8 years22 August 2002
£225,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CO5 7AE: £308,000 (2024–1998).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Haye Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Langenhoe Community Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







