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Forge Cottage, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NR

2 planning records

Estimated value

£492,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£490,000)0%
  • Against CO5 7NR's recent median (£420,000)+17%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
144 m²
1550 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£492,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£490,000)0%
  • Against CO5 7NR's recent median (£420,000)+17%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Forge Cottage is modelled from its 144 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 7NR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    144 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2025

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in CO5 7NR

    5 sales, median £420,000 (2025–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: December 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 May 2025Most recent

    £490,000

    +292.0%over 26 years

  2. 12 November 1998

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7NR: £420,000 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Forge Cottage

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

Forge 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.

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. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 March 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2025from Jun 2009
EPC improved fromE50toD64
Low Energy Lighting
20%80%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

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

2 applications on record at Forge Cottage, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NR

2decisions16documents
  1. Aug 2000
    RenovationHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Alterations to windows. En-suite bathroom to bedroom 1.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    LB/COL/00/1019
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. RenovationDecision

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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.

Years Held for Forge Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,403

Street avg £3,378

On par

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

On par
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

92/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

  • Langenhoe Community Primary SchoolPrimary490m
  • Cherry Tree AcademyPrimary2.3km
  • Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km

Nearest stops

  • Layer RoadBus stop134m
  • Edward Marke DriveBus stop174m
  • Mersea RdBus stop185m
  • Hams FarmBus stop697m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
  • Other Theft128 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%

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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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached BungalowEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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£542k

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£360k

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Forge Cottage is modelled from its 144 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 7NR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Forge Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Forge Cottage was lodged in March 2025 at band D and is valid until March 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to Forge Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 26 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 7NR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Forge Cottage is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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