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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.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Land
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
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Onslow Cottages, Easthorpe Road, Easthorpe, Colchester, CO5 9HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2025PorchFullGranted
Extension: Single storey
single-storey infill extension and porch
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2025)
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 246 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.1 km
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· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 29 points of interest in total.
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