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Get startedForge Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NR). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 79% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £490,000 in May 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Replacement of four sash windows (Two in bedroom, one in study & one in bathroom) & one casement window in kitchen.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£518,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 27 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 27 years.
Years Held for Forge Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,403
Street avg £3,262
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Alterations to windows. En-suite bathroom to bedroom 1.
28 May 2025Most recent
£490,000
+292.0%over 26 years12 November 1998
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7NR: £410,000 (2025–2011).
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CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
CO5 7PU
Layer Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Langenhoe Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB
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