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About 1 Reeves Hall Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Reeves Hall Cottages is a semi-detached house in East Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8TD). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 is 31% below the 2021 sale of £400,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold May 2021 for £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Reeves Hall Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Reeves Hall Cottages, Meeting Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2021PorchFullGranted
Extension: Side of property
Two storey side extension and front porch (revised description).
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8TD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 12 points of interest in total.
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