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Get startedBlyth House is a four-bedroom detached house in Fingringhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7DB). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 2.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 32.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 183 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (157 m² median across 11 EPCs). Sold October 2024 for £670,000.
Blyth House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Blyth House has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Lawful development certificate for a proposed single storey rear extension to existing dwelling
Blyth House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£659,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 20 years.
£670,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 20 years.
Years Held for Blyth House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,661
Street avg £3,218
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
41.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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4 October 2024Most recent
£670,000
+78.7%over 20 years29 July 2004
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7DB: £490,000 (2021–2018).
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Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
CO5 7EB
Closest school
1.0 km
Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB
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