Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Willow Cottages, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF
Listed building5 sales on record
Estimated value
£261,000
- Since the 2016 sale (£200,000)+31%
- Against CO5 7LF's recent median (£485,000)-46%
Newest record on this page: May 2021. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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
£261,000
- Against its 2016 sale (£200,000)+31%
- Against CO5 7LF's recent median (£485,000)-46%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 Willow Cottages is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 5 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
79 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2015
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in CO5 7LF
5 sales, median £485,000 (2021–2015)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2021 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
Sales timeline
3 July 2016Most recent
£200,000
+30.7%over 8 years17 June 2008
£153,000
+9.3%over 2 years31 May 2006
£140,000
+1.4%over 2 years18 September 2003
£138,000
+74.7%over 3 years26 November 1999
£79,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7LF: £485,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in CO5 7LF
Leonard House, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF
Sold May 2021
£495,000Mulberry Cottage, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF
Sold Jan 2021
£545,0001 Willow Cottages, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF
Sold Jul 2020
£245,000Dillion House, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF
Sold Jul 2017
£485,0002 Willow Cottages, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF
Sold Oct 2015
£190,000
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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About 3 Willow Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Willow Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Langenhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7LF). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 79 m² it's 17.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 10 years since the last transfer (July 2016). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 30.5% above the 2016 sale price.
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
Outside
- Private gardenEast-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Willow Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Dec 2025
Current Certificate
Dec 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 December 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Willow Cottages, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 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.
Versus other Mersea Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Willow Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,532
Street avg £3,172
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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.
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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildListed building
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 3 Willow Cottages is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 5 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. 5 sales are recorded for 3 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 3 Willow Cottages was lodged in December 2015 at band D and expired in December 2025, 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 3 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
- 3 Willow Cottages is in council tax band A. 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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