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Rose Cottage, Woodview Road, Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9UP

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
148 m²
1593 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 28
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Rose Cottage

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

Rose Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Layer Marney, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9UP). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was May 2025 at £500,000 — fresh data. Today's modelled estimate of £554,000 is 10.8% above the 2025 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
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • LandYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Rose Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
19.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £1,085 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Rose Cottage, Woodview Road, Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Rose Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

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.

Rose Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£554,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£500,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 May 2025Most recent

    £500,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in CO5 9UP: £329,750 (2025–1999).

On the street

Versus other Woodview Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Rose Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

28 (F)

Street avg 63 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

148 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

19.0 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Rose Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£548k

1 Coggeshall Hall Cottages, Coggeshall Road, Kelvedon

CO5 9PN

3 bed2 bath
£450k

1 Bouchiers Place, Messing

CO5 9TY

3 bed2 bath
£406k

1 Cedar Way, Feering

CO5 9GP

3 bed2 bath
£403k

1 Church Cottages, Well Lane, Easthorpe

CO5 9HL

3 bed2 bath
£371k

1 Birch Holt Cottages, Maldon Road, Layer Marney

CO5 9XG

3 bed1 bath
£584k

1 Churchwell Avenue, Easthorpe

CO5 9HN

4 bed2 bath
£631k

1 Bellingham Place, Kelvedon

CO5 9HX

4 bed
£656k

1 Bittern Close, Kelvedon

CO5 9PQ

4 bed3 bath
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

0.9 km

Smyths Green — bus stop.

Closest school

2.7 km

Milldene Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 9UP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Rose Cottage, Woodview Road, Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9UP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.