What kind of home is 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU?

1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU?

1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU last sold for £220,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £195,995 in February 2017, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU?

Across 2 sales between February 2017 and March 2021, 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU rose from £195,995 to £220,000, a change of £24,005. That works out to roughly +2.9% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU?

The current EPC rating for 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in February 2017. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU?

1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (743 sq ft). That makes it about 17% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO5 7BU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU use?

The latest EPC at 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU?

1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU in?

1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU sits in Rowhedge, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO5 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU?

Police records around 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU?

The closest primary school to 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU is St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge (710m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU?

The closest rail stop to 1 Ferrymen Drive, CO5 7BU is Wivenhoe Rail Station, 423m away. The nearest bus option is Railway Station, 424m away.

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1 Ferrymen Drive, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7BU

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Floor top floor

Floor area

69 m²

743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Council tax

Band B

Overview

About 1 Ferrymen Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Ferrymen Drive is a detached house in Rowhedge, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7BU). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and council tax band B. At 69 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (69–115 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (81 versus a best of 85). The latest certificate (February 2017) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average.

At 69 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Sold March 2021 for £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Ferrymen Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.3 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Ferrymen Drive, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Ferrymen Drive has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£226,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£220,000

Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

30 March 2021Most recent
£220,000
+12.2%over 4 years
28 February 2017
£195,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7BU: £289,995 (2022–2017).

Nearby sales in CO5 7BU

On the street

Versus other Ferrymen Drive homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Ferrymen Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,188

Street avg £2,923

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 69 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

On par

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 9 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Wivenhoe Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 7BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 7BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low

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