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Mulberry Cottage, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF

8 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
211 m²
2271 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

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 11 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.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDouble
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • LandYes
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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.

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
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Mid 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC EPermanent outbuildings

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Planning

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.

8 applications on record at Mulberry Cottage, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF

7decisions1extensions63documents
  1. May 2000
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Conservatory to rear.

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/00/0521
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision
  4. ConditionsDecision

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  • The 63 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

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

£682,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£545,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 January 2021Most recent

    £545,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7LF: £245,000 (2021–2015).

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.

EPC Rating for Mulberry Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,583

Street avg £3,159

Below

Floor Area

211 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Strongly below
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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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£313k

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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

1/mo

Steady 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.

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
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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