11a, Lodge Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TU
About 11a
11a is a detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9TU). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
Energy performance
11a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 May 2023
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
11a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
11a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£536,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 9TU: £370,000 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in CO5 9TU
10 Lodge Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TU
Sold May 2022
£273,000Maker Cottage, Lodge Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TU
Sold Sept 2016
£689,0006 Lodge Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TU
Sold Mar 2016
£370,00011 Lodge Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TU
Sold Dec 2013
£405,000Jode, Lodge Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TU
Sold Oct 2013
£540,000
Versus other Lodge Road homes
11a outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
The Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Messing Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







