What kind of home is Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH?

Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH?

Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH last sold for £485,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH?

The current EPC rating for Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH?

Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (829 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 52% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO5 7NH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH use?

The latest EPC at Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH in?

Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH sits in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO5 postcode district in Essex.

Is Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH in a safe area?

Police records around Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH show an average of 92 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (16% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH?

The closest primary school to Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH is Langenhoe Community Primary School (398m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH?

The closest bus stop to Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, CO5 7NH is Layer Road, 195m away. In total there are 25 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH

Estimated value

£493,000

Since the 2022 sale (£485,000)+2%
Against CO5 7NH's recent median (£656,000)-25%

Newest record on this page: June 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

77 m²

829 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£493,000

Against its 2022 sale (£485,000)+2%
Against CO5 7NH's recent median (£656,000)-25%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Fuchsia Cottage is modelled from its 77 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 7NH. 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
77 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2022
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in CO5 7NH
5 sales, median £656,000 (2024–2021)

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Flood risk	Not shown	Included

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

25 August 2022Most recent
£485,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7NH: £656,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in CO5 7NH

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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Overview

About Fuchsia Cottage

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

Fuchsia Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£585/sq ft) was about 147.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £485,000 in August 2022. 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate

May 2022

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 31 May 2032

5 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Fuchsia Cottage 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 Layer Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Fuchsia Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,299

Street avg £3,076

Strongly above

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 168 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Above

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

0.2 km

Layer Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Langenhoe Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Langenhoe Community Primary SchoolPrimary398m
Cherry Tree AcademyPrimary2.4km
Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary2.8km

Nearest stops

Layer RoadBus stop195m
Mersea RdBus stop221m
Edward Marke DriveBus stop313m
Butterfly LodgeBus stop644m

Most reported crime locally

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

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 7NH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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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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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Fuchsia Cottage is modelled from its 77 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 7NH. 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. 1 sale is recorded for Fuchsia Cottage. 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 Fuchsia Cottage was lodged in May 2022 at band D and is valid until May 2032. 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 Fuchsia Cottage. 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 25 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 7NH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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