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11 Osborne Cottages, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TJ

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
66 m²
714 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 34
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 11 Osborne Cottages

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

11 Osborne Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 714 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since June 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 sits 90.3% above the 2010 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 22.5% below the postcode norm.

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

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 11 Osborne Cottages

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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.

11 Osborne Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Apr 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £885 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 11 Osborne Cottages, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

11 Osborne Cottages 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£295,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£155,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 June 2010Most recent

    £155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 9TJ: £335,000 (2023–2014).

On the street

Versus other School Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

11 Osborne Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,338

Street avg £2,727

On par

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 11 Osborne Cottages

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.
£371k

1 Birch Holt Cottages, Maldon Road, Layer Marney

CO5 9XG

3 bed1 bath
£403k

1 Church Cottages, Well Lane, Easthorpe

CO5 9HL

3 bed2 bath
£406k

1 Cedar Way, Feering

CO5 9GP

3 bed2 bath
£450k

1 Bouchiers Place, Messing

CO5 9TY

3 bed2 bath
£297k

1 Bridge Meadow, Feering

CO5 9ND

2 bed2 bath
£548k

1 Coggeshall Hall Cottages, Coggeshall Road, Kelvedon

CO5 9PN

3 bed2 bath
£448k

1 Brockwell Lane, Kelvedon

CO5 9BB

4 bed
£584k

1 Churchwell Avenue, Easthorpe

CO5 9HN

4 bed2 bath
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

0.3 km

The Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Messing Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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 9TJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO5 9TJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 9TJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 11 Osborne Cottages, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.