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About Malting Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Malting Cottage is a detached house in Peldon, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7PU). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
9 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 132 m² it's 16.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 7 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Malting Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jun 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Malting Cottage, Malting Road, Peldon, Colchester, CO5 7PU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Malting Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- May 2025ConditionsGranted
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 of application 242374
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Malting Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
Versus other Malting Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 130 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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 7PU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 17 points of interest in total.
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