Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Hillside Cottages, Meeting Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TE
1 planning record
Last sold (1997)
£58,000
We only model an estimate once an EPC gives us the home's size and spec. The full report sets it against recent comparable sales.
- CO5 8TE recent median£380,000
Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Council tax
Band C
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We don't publish an estimate for 1 Hillside Cottages because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in CO5 8TE.
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Floor area
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Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 1997
Recent sales in CO5 8TE
3 sales, median £380,000 (2026–2016)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sales timeline
28 February 1997Most recent
£58,000
+9.4%over 2 years14 February 1995
£53,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CO5 8TE: £380,000 (2026–2016).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Hillside Cottages, Meeting Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 1 Hillside Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Hillside Cottages is a property in East Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8TE). It has council tax band C.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in February 1997. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Hillside Cottages, Meeting Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 1 Hillside Cottages, Meeting Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TE
1decisions1extensions3documents1nearby
- Dec 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Garage, extension and alterations.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/05/1846
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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
92/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Meeting Lane — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Meeting LaneBus stop260m
- Church LaneBus stop631m
- The Dog & PheasantBus stop1.3km
- Fen LaneBus stop1.5km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
- Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
- Other Theft128 reports9%
- Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8TE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for 1 Hillside Cottages because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in CO5 8TE.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Hillside Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for 1 Hillside Cottages. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 1 Hillside Cottages. 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 8TE. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Hillside Cottages is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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