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About Idle Hours
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Idle Hours is a two-bedroom detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NX). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £413,000 is 21.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 173.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 6 EPCs). Last sale on file: £340,000 in September 2019.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
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.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Idle Hours, Peldon Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Idle Hours has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2021ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey side / rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Idle Hours valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£413,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2019)
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Peldon Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Idle Hours stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,533
Street avg £2,507
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 7NX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 25 points of interest in total.
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