5 Lakes Meadow, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1TN
About 5 Lakes Meadow
5 Lakes Meadow is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Coggeshall, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1TN). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1082 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 29 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. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 sits 61.5% above the 2016 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 33.5% below the postcode norm. Last sold in February 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingAllocated
Energy performance
5 Lakes Meadow sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Lakes Meadow has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Lakes Meadow
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
5 Lakes Meadow has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£210,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 18 years.
£130,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
17 February 2016Most recent
£130,000
+9.2%over 9 years18 April 2006
£119,000
+155.9%over 6 years29 April 1999
£46,500
+66.1%over 1 year5 November 1997
£28,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1TN: £120,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CO6 1TN
23 Lakes Meadow, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1TN
Sold Aug 2025
£100,00022 Lakes Meadow, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1TN
Sold Oct 2024
£120,0007 Lakes Meadow, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1TN
Sold Jun 2024
£184,00018 Lakes Meadow, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1TN
Sold Jan 2024
£127,5004 Lakes Meadow, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1TN
Sold Dec 2023
£118,500
Everything we know about 5 Lakes Meadow, 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
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Lakes Meadow homes
On price per m², 5 Lakes Meadow runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,294
Street avg £2,901
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Market Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB