Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Appletrees, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TH
5 planning records
Estimated value
£834,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£765,000)+9%
- Against CO5 9TH's recent median (£249,990)+234%
Newest record on this page: August 2021. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£834,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£765,000)+9%
- Against CO5 9TH's recent median (£249,990)+234%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Appletrees is modelled from its 146 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 9TH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
146 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2020
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in CO5 9TH
5 sales, median £249,990 (2020–1999)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2021 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 5 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Appletrees was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
15 August 2021Most recent
£765,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 9TH: £249,990 (2020–1999).
Nearby sales in CO5 9TH
Conifers, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TH
Sold Jul 2020
£663,000Church View, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TH
Sold Aug 2006
£530,000Hillcrest, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TH
Sold Mar 2001
£187,000Keepers Cottage, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TH
Sold Dec 2000
£249,990Brick House, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TH
Sold Apr 1996
£195,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Appletrees, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TH. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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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.
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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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.
Current Certificate
Jun 2020EPC 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 June 2030
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
- Nov 2004ApplicationOutcome in report
Use of land as domestic garden
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- K/COL/04/1851
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsNov 2019Decision
- FullJul 2019Decision
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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
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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
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
92/mo
Falling 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.
Nearest schools
- Messing Primary SchoolPrimary147m
- Thurstable SchoolSecondary1.5km
- Baynards Primary SchoolPrimary1.6km
- Milldene Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
Nearest stops
- The StreetBus stop402m
- Harborough Hall RdBus stop1.1km
- Colchester RoadBus stop1.4km
- Thurstable SchoolBus stop1.6km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
- Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
- Other Theft128 reports9%
- Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Mid 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasPermanent outbuildings
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Appletrees is modelled from its 146 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 9TH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Appletrees. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Appletrees was lodged in June 2020 at band E and is valid until June 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 5 applications are matched to Appletrees. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 6 schools and 29 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 9TH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Appletrees is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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