What kind of home is 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ?

1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ?

1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ last sold for £330,000 in August 2016, around 10 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in June 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ?

1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (1,033 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO5 9TZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ use?

The latest EPC at 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ?

1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ is in council tax band C.

Which area is 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ in?

1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ sits in Messing, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO5 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ?

Police records around 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ?

The closest primary school to 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ is Messing Primary School (668m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Thurstable School (1.9km).

What transport links are near 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ?

The closest bus stop to 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, CO5 9TZ is The Street, 366m away. In total there are 26 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TZ

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

96 m²

1033 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Montgomery Cottages

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

1 Montgomery Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last changed hands 10 years ago, in August 2016. At 96 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 3 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 is 26.7% above the 2016 sale price.

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
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Montgomery 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 01 Jun 2026

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Montgomery Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Montgomery Cottages 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£418,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2016)

£330,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

17 August 2016Most recent
£330,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in CO5 9TZ: £345,475 (2019–1999).

Nearby sales in CO5 9TZ

On the street

Versus other Harborough Hall Lane homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 Montgomery Cottages stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,438

Street avg £3,102

Strongly above

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 125 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

The Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Messing Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 9TZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 9TZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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