The Terrace, Austons Cottage, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH
About The Terrace
The Terrace is a detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
The Terrace's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
The Terrace has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The Terrace has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£529,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7NH: £656,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CO5 7NH
Abberton Hall, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH
Sold Jun 2024
£1,050,000Abberton Lodge Cottage, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH
Sold Dec 2022
£900,000Fuchsia Cottage, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH
Sold Aug 2022
£485,000Willow House, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH
Sold May 2022
£656,000Corrie Cottage, Layer Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NH
Sold Mar 2022
£330,000
Versus other Layer Road homes
On epc rating, The Terrace runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 165 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Layer Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Langenhoe Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB