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

1 planning record

Estimated value

£423,000

  • Since the 1996 sale (£45,000)+840%
  • Against CO5 9TJ's recent median (£335,000)+26%

Newest record on this page: October 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
137 m²
1475 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£423,000

  • Against its 1996 sale (£45,000)+840%
  • Against CO5 9TJ's recent median (£335,000)+26%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 3 Osborne Cottages is modelled from its 137 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 9TJ. 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

    137 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2013

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 1996

  • Recent sales in CO5 9TJ

    5 sales, median £335,000 (2023–2014)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull 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.

Latest sale on 3 Osborne Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 October 1996Most recent

    £45,000

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

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 3 Osborne Cottages, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TJ. 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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Overview

About 3 Osborne Cottages

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

3 Osborne Cottages is a semi-detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in October 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 sits 840% above the 1996 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£31/sq ft) was about 89.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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.

3 Osborne Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Dec 2023

Current Certificate
Dec 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 13 December 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Osborne Cottages, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Osborne Cottages has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 3 Osborne Cottages, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TJ

1decisions1extensions2documents1nearby
  1. May 2001
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    3 storey side and rear extension.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/01/0354
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
  • The 2 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.

Price per m² for 3 Osborne Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£328

Street avg £3,129

Strongly below

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 2.9 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

0.3 km

The Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Messing Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Messing Primary SchoolPrimary265m
  • Thurstable SchoolSecondary1.7km
  • Baynards Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
  • Milldene Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km

Nearest stops

  • The StreetBus stop284m
  • Harborough Hall RdBus stop1.1km
  • Colchester RoadBus stop1.5km
  • Thurstable SchoolBus stop1.7km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
  • Other Theft128 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%

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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 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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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Comparables

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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 Osborne Cottages is modelled from its 137 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 9TJ. 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 3 Osborne Cottages. 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 3 Osborne Cottages was lodged in December 2013 at band D and expired in December 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 3 Osborne Cottages. 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 28 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 9TJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
3 Osborne Cottages is in council tax band C. 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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