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About 5 Baring Gould Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 17 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. Sale prices here have lagged Colchester HPI: -3.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 sits 68.5% above the 2008 sale of £187,500.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Baring Gould Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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 at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£316,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.9% per year over 2 years.
Last sold (2008)
£187,500
Growth on file: -3.9% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other East Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
Similar properties nearby
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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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