5 Messing Green, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9GD
About 5 Messing Green
5 Messing Green is a detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9GD). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). Main heating runs on oil.
At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (158 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2011. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £929,000 is 24.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 74.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in April 2018.
Energy performance
5 Messing Green ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 August 2027
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Messing Green, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9GD
- Jul 2011Loft ConversionOutcome in report
Proposed loft conversion including rear facing dormer
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 111018
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Messing Green was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£929,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 17 years.
£745,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
30 April 2018Most recent
£745,000
+93.5%over 16 years25 October 2001
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 9GD: £435,000 (2021–2003).
Nearby sales in CO5 9GD
1 Messing Green, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9GD
Sold Feb 2021
£435,0007 Messing Green, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9GD
Sold Oct 2012
£525,00010 Messing Green, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9GD
Sold Jun 2012
£645,0002 Messing Green, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9GD
Sold Aug 2007
£345,0008 Messing Green, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9GD
Sold Jun 2002
£242,000
Versus other Messing Green homes
On price per m², 5 Messing Green stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,465
Street avg £2,716
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
92/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Messing Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







