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

2 planning records
Council tax
Band C
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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 (2026–2020).

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

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

No EPC on record

This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.

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
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

Edward Marke Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Langenhoe Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Langenhoe Community Primary SchoolPrimary486m
  • Cherry Tree AcademyPrimary2.3km
  • Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary2.5km

Nearest stops

  • Edward Marke DriveBus stop124m
  • Layer RoadBus stop134m
  • Mersea RdBus stop175m
  • Hams FarmBus stop632m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
  • Other Theft128 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%
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
55 dB
60 dB
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75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£151k

1 Abberton Grange, Layer Road, Abberton

CO5 7NL

£312k

1 Abbotts Hall Cottages, Maldon Road, Great Wigborough

CO5 7RZ

1 Ashurst Close, Rowhedge

CO5 7HU

£143k

1 Barnfields, Furneaux Lane, Fingringhoe

CO5 7BQ

£301k

1 Beryl Villas, Ferry Road, Fingringhoe

CO5 7BX

1 Bracken Way, Abberton

CO5 7PG

£542k

1 Brand Drive, Langenhoe

CO5 7LY

4 bed

1 Brick Cottages, Peldon Road, Little Wigborough

CO5 7RB

Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
How the estimate is made
We don't publish an estimate for 1 Hillcrest Cottages because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in CO5 7NS.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for 1 Hillcrest Cottages, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for 1 Hillcrest Cottages. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 1 Hillcrest Cottages. 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 7NS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Hillcrest Cottages is in council tax band C. 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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