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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 £419,000 sits 831.1% 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.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Dec 2023
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.
- May 2001ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Side and rear of property
3 storey side and rear extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 3 Osborne Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1996)
£45,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
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· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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