What kind of home is Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ?

Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ is a semi-detached house.

What did Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ sell for?

Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ last sold for £200,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ?

The current EPC rating for Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in May 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ?

Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft). That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO5 7RJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ use?

The latest EPC at Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ in?

Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ sits in Great Wigborough, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO5 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ?

Police records around Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ show an average of 92 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (16% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What is the nearest station to Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ?

The closest bus stop to Huckleberry, School Lane, CO5 7RJ is School Lane South, 300m away. In total there are 15 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Huckleberry, School Lane, Great Wigborough, Colchester, CO5 7RJ

Estimated value

£240,000

Since the 2021 sale (£200,000)+20%
Against CO5 7RJ's recent median (£520,000)-54%

Newest record on this page: May 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Tenure

Private Rental

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£240,000

Against its 2021 sale (£200,000)+20%
Against CO5 7RJ's recent median (£520,000)-54%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Huckleberry is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 7RJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
70 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in CO5 7RJ
5 sales, median £520,000 (2024–2021)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

3 August 2021Most recent
£200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7RJ: £520,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in CO5 7RJ

Risks

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Overview

About Huckleberry

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Huckleberry is a semi-detached house in Great Wigborough, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on oil.

At 70 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 3 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. Sold August 2021 for £200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate

May 2021

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 16 May 2031

4 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Huckleberry, School Lane, Great Wigborough, Colchester, CO5 7RJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Huckleberry has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other School Lane homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Huckleberry lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,857

Street avg £3,322

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Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Above

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

0.3 km

School Lane South — bus stop.

Nearest stops

School Lane SouthBus stop300m
School Lane NorthBus stop1.1km
Copt Hall LaneBus stop1.2km
Abbots Wick LaneBus stop1.4km

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
Other Theft128 reports9%
Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 7RJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Huckleberry is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 7RJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Huckleberry. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Huckleberry was lodged in May 2021 at band C and is valid until May 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Huckleberry. 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. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from CO5 7RJ. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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