2 Lodge Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TU
About 2 Lodge Road
2 Lodge Road is a semi-detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9TU). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 869 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 47). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2000.
Energy performance
2 Lodge Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jul 2021
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Planning history
1 application on record at 2 Lodge Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TU
- Oct 2000AmendmentOutcome in report
Change of use of highway land to garden.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- C/COL/00/1468
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Sales history & valuation
2 Lodge Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£416,000
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
2 Lodge Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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.
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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







