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About 3 Peace Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Peace Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9UA). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 8.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 186.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (150 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: June 2019 at £375,000.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
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(1 of 2)
Aug 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Peace Cottages, Harborough Hall Lane, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9UA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Peace Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2020ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Peace Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2010.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2019)
£375,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Harborough Hall Lane homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 3 Peace Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,357
Street avg £2,769
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 9UA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
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