5 Half Way Cottages, Coggeshall Road, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9PL

5 Half Way Cottages is a three-bedroom detached house in Kelvedon, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9PL). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer was February 2026 at £625,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 59.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.