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1 Onslow Cottages, Easthorpe Road, Easthorpe, Colchester, CO5 9HD

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Onslow Cottages

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

1 Onslow Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Easthorpe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9HD). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £330,000. At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (181 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 is 16.4% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 154% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • LandYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

1 Onslow Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Onslow Cottages, Easthorpe Road, Easthorpe, Colchester, CO5 9HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 1 Onslow Cottages, Easthorpe Road, Easthorpe, Colchester, CO5 9HD

1decisions1extensions7documents1nearby
  1. Aug 2025
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    single-storey infill extension and porch

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    251348
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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
  • The 7 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.
Current estimate

£384,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2025)

£330,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 March 2025Most recent

    £330,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 9HD: £965,000 (2024–2018).

On the street

Versus other Easthorpe Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 1 Onslow Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,929

Street avg £2,796

Strongly above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 246 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 11.7 t/year

On par
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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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£450k

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£548k

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3 bed2 bath
£448k

1 Brockwell Lane, Kelvedon

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£297k

1 Bridge Meadow, Feering

CO5 9ND

2 bed2 bath
£584k

1 Churchwell Avenue, Easthorpe

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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.
Full Colchester report

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

0.1 km

Well Ln — bus stop.

Closest school

1.9 km

Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 9HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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