5 Baring Gould Cottages, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TQ
About 5 Baring Gould Cottages
5 Baring Gould Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in East Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since November 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 sits 68.5% above the 2008 sale of £187,500.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
5 Baring Gould Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Baring Gould Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£316,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.9% per year over 2 years.
£187,500
Growth on file: -3.9% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
28 November 2008Most recent
£187,500
-8.5%over 2 years30 August 2006
£205,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in CO5 8TQ: £196,400 (2020–2020).
Nearby sales in CO5 8TQ
Versus other East Road homes
5 Baring Gould Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Church Lane — bus stop.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB