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About Sparrow Hawk Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Sparrow Hawk Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory, a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 3.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £570,000 is 21.3% above the 2020 sale price. At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £470,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
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
- Bathrooms2
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Sparrow Hawk Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Sparrow Hawk Cottage, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2018New BuildOutlineWithdrawn
Outline planning application for a proposed dwelling, comprising a 3 bedroom dwelling.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£570,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2020)
£470,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Layer Road homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Sparrow Hawk Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,765
Street avg £3,312
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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
0.2 km
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 28 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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