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Appletrees, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TH

5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Appletrees

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

Appletrees is a three-bedroom detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9TH). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 146 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (177 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 504% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £765,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Heating systemOil
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Appletrees sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Mid 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasPermanent outbuildings

Because the property has been extended more than once, has no mains gas supply, and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Appletrees, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Appletrees has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

5 applications on record at Appletrees, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TH

5decisions37documents1nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveChange of use
  1. Nov 2004
    Application
    Outcome in report

    Use of land as domestic garden

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    K/COL/04/1851
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision
  4. FullDecision

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (5 on record)
  • All 5 applications on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
  • The 37 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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 Appletrees was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£819,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£765,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 August 2021Most recent

    £765,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 9TH: £249,990 (2020–1999).

On the street

Versus other School Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Appletrees runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,240

Street avg £1,885

Strongly above

Floor Area

146 m²

Street avg 165 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Appletrees

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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

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

0.4 km

The Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Messing Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 9TH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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