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About 2 Hill Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Hill Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Wigborough, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 999 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 is 36.3% above the 2015 sale price. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015.
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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Hill 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£409,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2015)
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other School Lane homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 2 Hill Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,233
Street avg £3,197
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 7RJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 15 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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