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About 5 The Dingle
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 The Dingle is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Fingringhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7DB). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £459,000 is 18.5% above the 2019 sale price. At 134 m² it's 26.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (183 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £387,500 in November 2019.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 The Dingle's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 The Dingle valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£459,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2019)
£387,500
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ballast Quay Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 5 The Dingle runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,892
Street avg £3,328
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 178 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 7DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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