7 Bouchiers Place, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TY

7 Bouchiers Place is a four-bedroom detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9TY). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £840,000 is 35.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 43.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 221 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 11 years since the last transfer (June 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.