Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2a Colne View Cottages, Abberton Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7AS
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 A
Tenure
Social Rental
About 2a Colne View Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2a 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 A. 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.
At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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.
2a 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
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2a Colne View Cottages, Abberton Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2a Colne View Cottages has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2a Colne View Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£152,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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.
Go deeper on the local area
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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