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Get startedOrchard House is a detached house in East Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8UE). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs).
Orchard House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Orchard House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£787,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
On floor area, Orchard House stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 37 (F)
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 109 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8UE: £308,500 (2018–2015).
Street avg 9.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO5 8HG
Fen Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB