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

1 planning record

Estimated value

£328,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£265,000)+24%
  • Against CO5 9TJ's recent median (£335,000)-2%

Newest record on this page: July 2025. 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
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£328,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£265,000)+24%
  • Against CO5 9TJ's recent median (£335,000)-2%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 6 Osborne Cottages is modelled from its 71 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

    71 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2020

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2020

  • Recent sales in CO5 9TJ

    5 sales, median £335,000 (2023–2010)

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 September 2020Most recent

    £265,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 9TJ: £335,000 (2023–2010).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 6 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 6 Osborne Cottages

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

6 Osborne Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 is 23.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 52.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £265,000.

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
  • Bathrooms1
  • CloakroomYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Feb 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 7 February 2030

3 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Osborne Cottages, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

1 application on record at 6 Osborne Cottages, School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TJ

1decisions1extensions15documents1nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Jul 2025
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Demolition of conservatory and domestic garage. Construction of 2 storey side and rear extensions. Construction of front porch and rear single storey extension.

    ExtensionDemolition
    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    250838
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
  • The 15 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

On epc rating, 6 Osborne Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,732

Street avg £2,448

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 3.0 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%

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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ENo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

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 6 Osborne Cottages is modelled from its 71 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 6 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 6 Osborne Cottages was lodged in February 2020 at band E and is valid until February 2030. 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 6 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
6 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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