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About 1 Messing Green
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Messing Green is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9GD). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1372 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 71.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 127 m² it sits well below the postcode median (200 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold February 2021 for £435,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Messing Green's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Messing Green, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9GD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Apr 2019Loft ConversionFullGranted
Loft Conversion - Total area 33.27m2. 6 new velux on the existing roofand 2 new windows.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2021)
£435,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Messing Green homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 1 Messing Green runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,414
Street avg £2,729
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 185 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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