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Get startedRose Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Feering, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9RH). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 16.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £390,000 in May 2024.
Rose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Sept 2025
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 20 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 20 years.
On epc rating, Rose Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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17 May 2024Most recent
£390,000
+47.7%over 11 years1 October 2012
£264,000
+17.3%over 8 years21 May 2004
£225,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CO5 9RH: £178,000 (2020–2010).
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO5 9HL
The Surrex Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Feering Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB
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