What type of property is 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ?

5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ sell for?

5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ last sold for £305,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £163,250 in December 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between December 2003 and February 2021, 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ rose from £163,250 to £305,000, a change of £141,750. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in August 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ?

5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (1,141 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 2SQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ?

5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ is in council tax band D.

Where is 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ located?

5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ sits in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district.

Is 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ?

The closest primary school to 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ is Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery (560m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ?

The closest bus stop to 5 Massingham Drive, CO6 2SQ is The Lion, 251m away. In total there are 15 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Massingham Drive, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SQ

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

106 m²

1141 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 5 Massingham Drive

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

5 Massingham Drive is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 is 11.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 59.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £305,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Massingham Drive, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Massingham Drive has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£339,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£305,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

19 February 2021Most recent
£305,000
+55.6%over 15 years
11 March 2005
£196,000
+20.1%over 1 year
19 December 2003
£163,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2SQ: £310,000 (2023–2017).

Nearby sales in CO6 2SQ

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On the street

Versus other Massingham Drive homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5 Massingham Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,877

Street avg £2,362

Strongly above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

The Lion — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 2SQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 2SQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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