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

EPC B1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Floor area
202 m²
2174 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 87
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Garlands

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

Garlands is a detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9TH). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (March 2021) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (151 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.

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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.

Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.

EPC Rating

A
B
B87
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

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

1 application on record at Garlands, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TH

1decisions6documents1nearby
  1. Jan 2022
    OutbuildingFull
    Outcome in report

    Proposed detached garage

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    213193
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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.

Garlands has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£821,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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 9TH: £530,000 (2021–2000).

On the street

Versus other School Road homes

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

Garlands outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

87 (B)

Street avg 65 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

202 m²

Street avg 157 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Garlands

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£908k

1 Collins Green, School Road, Messing

CO5 9TP

6 bed3 bath
£741k

1 Canonium Mews, Kelvedon

CO5 9EF

5 bed
£681k

1 Cedar Cottages, Old Road, Feering

CO5 9RN

4 bed
£656k

1 Bittern Close, Kelvedon

CO5 9PQ

4 bed3 bath
£631k

1 Bellingham Place, Kelvedon

CO5 9HX

4 bed
£584k

1 Churchwell Avenue, Easthorpe

CO5 9HN

4 bed2 bath
£548k

1 Coggeshall Hall Cottages, Coggeshall Road, Kelvedon

CO5 9PN

3 bed2 bath
£484k

1 Argyle Court, High Street, Kelvedon

CO5 9AA

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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