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Birches, London Road, Feering, Colchester, CO5 9ED

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
144 m²
1550 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Birches

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Birches is a four-bedroom detached house in Feering, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9ED). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include a balcony. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£468/sq ft) was about 101.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £725,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • BalconyYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Birches, London Road, Feering, Colchester, CO5 9ED, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Birches has an approved extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at Birches, London Road, Feering, Colchester, CO5 9ED

1decisions1extensions14documents1nearby
  1. Jun 2023
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Single storey rear extension, two storey side extension and two storey front extension.

    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    23/00971/HH
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Price

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.

On the street

Versus other London Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Birches runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,035

Street avg £3,437

Strongly above

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Birches

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Larger development activity nearby

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Gore Pit Corner — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Feering Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 9ED from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO5 9ED

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

58.0dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 9ED

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

51.2dB

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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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