12 Dowches Gardens, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9JF
About 12 Dowches Gardens
12 Dowches Gardens is a detached house in Kelvedon, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9JF). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
12 Dowches Gardens has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
12 Dowches Gardens has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£585,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Dowches Gardens homes
Floor Area for 12 Dowches Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 62 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Trews Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB