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Keepers Cottage, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TH

Estimated value

£670,000

  • Since the 2000 sale (£249,990)+168%
  • Against CO5 9TH's recent median (£530,000)+26%

Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
177 m²
1905 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£670,000

  • Against its 2000 sale (£249,990)+168%
  • Against CO5 9TH's recent median (£530,000)+26%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Keepers Cottage is modelled from its 177 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales 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

    177 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2025

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2000

  • Recent sales in CO5 9TH

    5 sales, median £530,000 (2021–1998)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2021Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 December 2000Most recent

    £249,990

    +257.1%over 1 year

  2. 19 July 1999

    £70,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 9TH: £530,000 (2021–1998).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for Keepers Cottage, 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
  • Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn 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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Overview

About Keepers Cottage

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

Keepers Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9TH). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since December 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1999–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 149.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £670,000 sits 168% above the 2000 sale of £249,990. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 44.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 177 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 7 EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble, Detached
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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.

Keepers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 September 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2025from May 2013
Renewable Energy
NoneSolar PV

Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed

Planning

Planning history

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

Keepers Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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.

On co₂ emissions, Keepers Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,412

Street avg £2,841

On par

Floor Area

177 m²

Street avg 161 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.7 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
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

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.

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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Mid 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Keepers Cottage is modelled from its 177 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales 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. 2 sales are recorded for Keepers Cottage. 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 Keepers Cottage was lodged in September 2025 at band D and is valid until September 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Keepers Cottage. 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
Keepers Cottage 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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