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

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
59 m²
635 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Malting Cottage

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

Malting Cottage is a semi-detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NR). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in December 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 sits 376.7% above the 1997 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 62.7% below the postcode norm. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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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
Oct 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 31 October 2026

1 month remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

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

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Planning

Planning history

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

Malting Cottage 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.

Malting Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£286,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1997)

£60,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 December 1997Most recent

    £60,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7NR: £420,000 (2025–2021).

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.

Malting Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,017

Street avg £3,617

Strongly below

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Malting Cottage

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

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

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.
£290k

1 Broom Way, Abberton

CO5 7PQ

£301k

1 Beryl Villas, Ferry Road, Fingringhoe

CO5 7BX

£307k

1 Copse Drive, Rowhedge

CO5 7DU

£312k

1 Abbotts Hall Cottages, Maldon Road, Great Wigborough

CO5 7RZ

£313k

1 Dudley Road, Fingringhoe

CO5 7DS

3 bed
£321k

1 Church Street, Rowhedge

CO5 7EX

3 bed
£250k

1 Donyland Way, Rowhedge

CO5 7JA

2 bed
£247k

1 Bridge Row, Rowhedge

CO5 7DH

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.

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 Malting Cottage, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.