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1 Pond Cottages, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NR

3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
62 m²
667 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 7
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Pond Cottages

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

1 Pond Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NR). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a G (score 7), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 is 13.3% below the 2021 sale of £267,500, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 231.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 12 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. Last sale on file: £267,500 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

1 Pond Cottages 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 18 Jun 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G7
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Pond Cottages, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Pond Cottages has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Pond Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£232,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£267,500

Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 April 2021Most recent

    £267,500

    +72.6%over 5 years

  2. 18 May 2015

    £155,000

    +349.3%over 19 years

  3. 3 November 1995

    £34,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7NR: £490,000 (2025–2007).

On the street

Versus other Mersea Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Pond Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,315

Street avg £3,161

Above

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

9.2 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Pond Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

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

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£226k

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£239k

1 Bridge Row, Rowhedge

CO5 7DH

£223k

1 Chapel Street, Rowhedge

CO5 7JS

£250k

1 Donyland Way, Rowhedge

CO5 7JA

2 bed
£201k

1 Abberton Grange, Layer Road, Abberton

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£179k

1 Darkhouse Lane, Rowhedge

CO5 7HJ

£303k

1 Beryl Villas, Ferry Road, Fingringhoe

CO5 7BX

£308k

1 Broom Way, Abberton

CO5 7PQ

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

Layer Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 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 7NR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO5 7NR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 7NR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Pond Cottages, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.