Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Colne View Cottages, Abberton Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7AS
1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
43 m²
463 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Social Rental
About 2 Colne View Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Colne View Cottages is a semi-detached house in Fingringhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7AS). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since January 2010, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 is 18.9% above the 2010 sale price.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Colne View Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Dec 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 December 2031
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Level 3 Building Survey
Early 20th centuryGround Floor MaisonetteEPC ENo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Colne View Cottages, Abberton Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Colne View Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2 Colne View Cottages, Abberton Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7AS
1decisions1extensions7documents
- Nov 2025ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension to include garden room to replace existing outbuilding.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 252155
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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£226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2010)
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 January 2010Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7AS: £330,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in CO5 7AS
Myrtle Villa, Abberton Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7AS
Sold Feb 2024
£650,000Well N Garden, Abberton Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7AS
Sold Jun 2021
£400,0003 Colne View Cottages, Abberton Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7AS
Sold May 2018
£260,000Hyview, Abberton Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7AS
Sold Feb 2012
£330,0004 Colne View Cottages, Abberton Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7AS
Sold May 2011
£170,000
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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
92/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Hams Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 7AS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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