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2 planning records
About Colne Cottage North
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Colne Cottage North is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in East Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8UE). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 12.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 44.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 33.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (February 2016). At 92 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Colne Cottage North's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Colne Cottage North, Bromans Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8UE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Colne Cottage North has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- May 2022ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Side of property
Proposed side extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Colne Cottage North has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.5% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2016)
£235,500
Growth on file: 12.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bromans Lane homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Colne Cottage North lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 129 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8UE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 15 points of interest in total.
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