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About Dairy Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Dairy Cottage is a semi-detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9UA). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Dec 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Dairy Cottage, Harborough Hall Lane, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9UA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Dairy Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Mar 2021RenovationHeritageGranted
Listed building application for Re-ordering elevations and internal alterations
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Dairy Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£556,000
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.
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 co₂ emissions, Dairy Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 131 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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.
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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