Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Little Oak Cottage, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NR
Extendable1 planning record
Estimated value
£490,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£500,000)-2%
- 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.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£490,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£500,000)-2%
- Against CO5 7NR's recent median (£420,000)+17%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Little Oak Cottage is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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
106 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2024
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in CO5 7NR
5 sales, median £420,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Little Oak Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
31 January 2025Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7NR: £420,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CO5 7NR
Manwood Rose, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NR
Sold Dec 2025
£390,000Forge Cottage, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NR
Sold May 2025
£490,000Manwood Cottage, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NR
Sold Mar 2025
£420,0001 Pond Cottages, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NR
Sold Apr 2021
£267,500The Willow Grove, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NR
Sold Dec 2020
£595,000
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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About Little Oak Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Little Oak Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NR). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 148.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £500,000 in January 2025. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Little Oak Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate
Mar 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 March 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Little Oak Cottage, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Little Oak Cottage, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NR
1decisions6documents
- May 2025OutlineOutcome in report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed stationing of a mobile home to be used ancillary to the main dwelling.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 250462
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Versus other Mersea Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Little Oak Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,717
Street avg £3,247
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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
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%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Little Oak Cottage is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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. 1 sale is recorded for Little Oak 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 Little Oak Cottage was lodged in March 2024 at band C and is valid until March 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Little Oak 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.
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