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About Tollgate Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Tollgate Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Kelvedon, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9AP). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 2.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 is 12.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 121.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Sold June 2021 for £232,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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 in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2021)
£232,500
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other London Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Tollgate Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,079
Street avg £2,665
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 9AP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 25 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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