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1 Willow Cottages, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF

Estimated value

£294,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£245,000)+20%
  • Against CO5 7LF's recent median (£485,000)-39%

Newest record on this page: May 2021. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
53 m²
572 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£294,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£245,000)+20%
  • Against CO5 7LF's recent median (£485,000)-39%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Willow Cottages is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 7LF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    53 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2010

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2020

  • Recent sales in CO5 7LF

    5 sales, median £485,000 (2021–2015)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: May 2021Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Sales timeline

  1. 23 July 2020Most recent

    £245,000

    +44.1%over 8 years

  2. 28 June 2012

    £170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7LF: £485,000 (2021–2015).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Willow Cottages

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

1 Willow Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Langenhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7LF). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a C (score 74). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2012–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 20% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 82.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £245,000.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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 Willow Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Sept 2020

Current Certificate
Sept 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 4 September 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Willow Cottages, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Willow 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.

On the street

Versus other Mersea Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Willow Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,614

Street avg £2,651

Strongly above

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 127 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

On par
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.
Full Colchester report

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

0.1 km

Mersea Rd — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Langenhoe Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Langenhoe Community Primary SchoolPrimary264m
  • Cherry Tree AcademyPrimary2.5km
  • Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • Mersea RdBus stop53m
  • Layer RoadBus stop106m
  • Edward Marke DriveBus stop143m
  • Butterfly LodgeBus stop489m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
  • Other Theft128 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 7LF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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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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2 bed1 bath
£313k

1 Dudley Road, Fingringhoe

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3 bed
£321k

1 Church Street, Rowhedge

CO5 7EX

3 bed
£344k

1 Causeway Cottages, Mersea Road, Langenhoe

CO5 7LQ

3 bed1 bath
£463k

1 Hall Cottages, Malting Road, Peldon

CO5 7PU

3 bed2 bath
£466k

1 Colne Rise, Rowhedge

CO5 7EH

3 bed2 bath
£396k

1 Church Hill, Rowhedge

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Willow Cottages is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 7LF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Willow Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Willow Cottages was lodged in September 2010 at band C and expired in September 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Willow Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 20 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 7LF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Willow Cottages is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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