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3 sales on record
About 5 Onslow Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Onslow Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Easthorpe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9HD). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 8.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 is 21.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 29.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 150 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (181 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 8 years ago, in December 2017.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Onslow Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Onslow Cottages, Easthorpe Road, Easthorpe, Colchester, CO5 9HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 5 Onslow Cottages.
- Feb 2011PorchFullGranted
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed 2 storey rear extension and porch extension. Resubmission of 101897.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 5 Onslow Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£480,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2017)
£395,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 18 years.
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.
CO₂ Emissions for 5 Onslow Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,633
Street avg £3,012
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 236 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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