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8 planning records
About Mulberry Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Mulberry Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Langenhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7LF). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £682,000 is 25.1% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £545,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms3
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Mulberry Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Mulberry Cottage, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Mulberry Cottage has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Aug 2017ConditionsGranted
Application to discharge conditions 1-8 of planning permission 150091
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Mulberry Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£682,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£545,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Mersea Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Mulberry Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,583
Street avg £3,159
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 117 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 23 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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