Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get startedAre you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started3 Hillcrest Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NS). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include notable views.
Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 sits 125.6% above the 2013 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 51% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 130 m² it's 27.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 6 EPCs). On the market in November 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
3 Hillcrest Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Resubmission of 151029. Two storey side and rear extension.
£406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
3 Hillcrest Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,385
Street avg £3,532
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Are we missing something? Tell us about home improvements to help adjust your valuation.
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extension
1 November 2013Most recent
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7NS: £370,000 (2025–2016).
Manwood Barn Mersea Road Abberton Colchester
Sold May 2025
Montrose Mersea Road Abberton Colchester
Sold Jun 2024
2 Hillcrest Cottages Mersea Road Abberton Colchester
Sold Nov 2023
4 Hillcrest Cottages Mersea Road Abberton Colchester
Sold Nov 2020
Clairmont Mersea Road Abberton Colchester
Sold Dec 2009
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 9.7 t/year
CO5 7EH
Edward Marke Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Langenhoe Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB
Free valuation
An expert visits your home
Local expertise
An agent who knows your area
No obligation
You decide if and when to sell