1 Half Way Cottages, Coggeshall Road, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9PL
About 1 Half Way Cottages
1 Half Way Cottages is a semi-detached house in Kelvedon, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9PL). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 120 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £530,000 is 23.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (October 2016).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 June 2026
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Half Way Cottages 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£530,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 15 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
16 October 2016Most recent
£430,000
+180.1%over 15 years11 July 2001
£153,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 9PL: £495,000 (2026–2018).
Nearby sales in CO5 9PL
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Sold Feb 2026
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Sold Nov 2025
£495,000Apple Tree Cottage, Coggeshall Road, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9PL
Sold Sept 2024
£780,00010 Half Way Cottages, Coggeshall Road, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9PL
Sold Oct 2021
£353,00014 Half Way Cottages, Coggeshall Road, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9PL
Sold Sept 2018
£340,000
Versus other Coggeshall Road homes
Price per m² for 1 Half Way Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,583
Street avg £3,967
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
1.0 km
Allotment Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Coggeshall. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







