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About Ivy Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Ivy Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Kelvedon, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9BB). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in December 2005. At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 sits 99.6% above the 2005 sale of £283,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 27.5% below the postcode norm.
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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 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.
Ivy Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£565,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2005)
£283,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Brockwell Lane homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Ivy Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,952
Street avg £3,070
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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 9BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 25 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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