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About Columbyne Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Columbyne Cottage is a detached house in Inworth, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9SH). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (September 2021); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 120 m² it sits well below the postcode median (192 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2007.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Columbyne Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G15
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
16.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Columbyne Cottage, Kelvedon Road, Inworth, Colchester, CO5 9SH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Columbyne Cottage.
- Jul 2007ExtensionFullWithdrawn
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension,
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Columbyne Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£408,000
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.
Versus other Kelvedon Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Columbyne Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
15 (G)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 202 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Yewtree Farm Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
61.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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