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3 sales on record
About 2 Pond Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Pond Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NR). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in April 2000. Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 10.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 sits 227.3% above the 2000 sale of £66,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 56.3% below the postcode norm. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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
- Bedrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 May 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Pond Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2000)
£66,000
Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Mersea Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 2 Pond Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,294
Street avg £3,496
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.1 km
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· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 29 points of interest in total.
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