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3 sales on record
About 2 Oak Pit Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Oak Pit Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9UD). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 962 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in January 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have lagged Colchester HPI: -4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 sits 57.7% above the 2009 sale of £198,500.
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
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Oak Pit 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Sept 2021
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Oak Pit Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.6% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2009)
£198,500
Growth on file: -4.6% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 9UD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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