What type of property is 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS?

7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS sell for?

7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS last sold for £503,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £124,000 in November 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS?

Across 3 sales between November 1999 and September 2022, 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS rose from £124,000 to £503,000, a change of £379,000. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS?

The current EPC rating for 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in November 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS?

7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (1,238 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO5 9PS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS heated?

The latest EPC at 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS?

7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS is in council tax band E.

Where is 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS located?

7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS sits in Kelvedon, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO5 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS?

Police records around 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS?

The closest primary school to 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS is Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy (131m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS?

The closest bus stop to 7 Lapwing Drive, CO5 9PS is The Institute, 393m away. The nearest rail option is Kelvedon Rail Station, 596m away.

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7 Lapwing Drive, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9PS

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

115 m²

1238 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 7 Lapwing Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

7 Lapwing Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Kelvedon, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9PS). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 105.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £503,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Lapwing Drive, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9PS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Lapwing Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 7 Lapwing Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£493,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£503,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

22 September 2022Most recent
£503,000
+33.8%over 5 years
7 May 2017
£376,000
+203.2%over 17 years
3 November 1999
£124,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 9PS: £353,000 (2021–2012).

Nearby sales in CO5 9PS

On the street

Versus other Lapwing Drive homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 7 Lapwing Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,374

Street avg £3,221

Strongly above

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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£548k

1 Coggeshall Hall Cottages, Coggeshall Road, Kelvedon

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3 bed2 bath

£406k

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3 bed2 bath

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.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

The Institute — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 9PS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 9PS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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