5 West Street, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1NL
About 5 West Street
5 West Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Coggeshall, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1NL). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2024 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. Period features are noted in the property record.
8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused, 2 pending. Past consents include change of use to residential and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£700/sq ft) was about 229.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £475,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
5 West Street's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
5 West Street has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2023ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 5 and 6 of approved application 20/01317/LBC
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00927/DAC
- Nov 2022ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details as reserved by conditions 5 & 6 of approved application 21/01675/FUL
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02726/DAC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 West Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£508,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£475,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 October 2023Most recent
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1NL: £305,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CO6 1NL
4a Gravel Court, West Street, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1NL
Sold Sept 2025
£190,0005a, West Street, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1NL
Sold Jun 2022
£40,00020 West Street, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1NL
Sold Sept 2020
£430,0003 West Street, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1NL
Sold Apr 2020
£305,0001 West Street, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1NL
Sold Feb 2018
£415,000
Everything we know about 5 West Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other West Street homes
5 West Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,540
Street avg £2,764
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 98 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Years Held
3 years
Street avg 10 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Market Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Coggeshall. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB