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Get startedRosewood House is a detached house in Fingringhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2540 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £759,000 sits 65% above the 2014 sale of £460,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 22.3% below the postcode norm. At 236 m² the property is well over the postcode median (171 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (June 2014).
Rosewood House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
A recent planning application at Rosewood House was refused — worth checking the council file.
Extension: Single storey
Existing hipped roof to Garage removed. New raised pitched/hipped and central flat roof proposed with front dormer.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£759,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 16 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 16 years.
On price per m², Rosewood House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,949
Street avg £2,582
Floor Area
236 m²
Street avg 214 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Brook Hall Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Roof conversion to habitable accommodation.
2 more applications for this property
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4 June 2014Most recent
£460,000
+109.1%over 16 years20 April 1998
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7BX: £675,000 (2025–2022).
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CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
CO5 7EH
Closest school
0.9 km
Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB
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