The Terrace, Bakery 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 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
The Terrace sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 January 2019
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, 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.
£378,000
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
The Terrace is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 167 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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
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.
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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