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About 2 Baring Gould Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Baring Gould Cottages is a semi-detached house in East Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Baring Gould Cottages, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Baring Gould Cottages has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2002ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Baring Gould Cottages 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£370,000
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 East Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for 2 Baring Gould Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8TQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 12 points of interest in total.
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