2 Briar Cottage, The Street, Feering, Colchester, CO5 9QQ
About 2 Briar Cottage
2 Briar Cottage is a semi-detached house in Feering, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 125), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
2 Briar Cottage 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
2 Briar Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£189,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 9QQ: £475,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CO5 9QQ
Cherry Tree Cottage, The Street, Feering, Colchester, CO5 9QQ
Sold Jul 2023
£450,000Church Cottage, The Street, Feering, Colchester, CO5 9QQ
Sold Aug 2022
£475,000Walnut Tree Cottage, The Street, Feering, Colchester, CO5 9QQ
Sold Mar 2022
£585,000Paddock Cottage, The Street, Feering, Colchester, CO5 9QQ
Sold Aug 2018
£575,000Bows Cottage, The Street, Feering, Colchester, CO5 9QQ
Sold Jul 2014
£570,000
Versus other The Street homes
On floor area, 2 Briar Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 144 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Feering Church of England Primary School. 3 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
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.8dB