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1 Hillcrest Cottages, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NS

2 planning records
Council tax
Band C
Overview

About 1 Hillcrest Cottages

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

1 Hillcrest Cottages is a property in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NS). It has council tax band C.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Energy

Energy performance

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Hillcrest Cottages, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Hillcrest Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Jan 2016
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property

    Resubmission of 151029. Two storey side and rear extension.

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    152482
    Full record in report
  2. Jul 2015
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property

    Two storey side and rear extension

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    151029
    Full record in report
Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7NS: £370,000 (2025–2016).

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Colchester report

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

Edward Marke Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Langenhoe Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 7NS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO5 7NS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 7NS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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