Bear Cottage, Colchester
Bear Cottage, Colchester
Description & Estimates
Bear Cottage, Colchester is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 1,194 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 265 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Bear Cottage, Colchester is £431,711 and its rental estimate is £1,634 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Malting Road, Peldon, Colchester, CO5 falls within the CO5 postal district, in the borough of Colchester.
Our Data Sources
Bear Cottage, Colchester has 41 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in August 2019 and a single entry in the EPC database dated April 2019.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Bear Cottage, Colchester, we estimate a market value of £453,296 and a rental value of £1,716 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £401,491 and £1,520 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Bear Cottage, Colchester has seen its estimated sale value decline by £6,244 (1.4%) and its estimated rental value climb by £40 per month (2.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.5%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Bear Cottage, Colchester as measuring 265 m2.
That makes it the 13th largest plot in the postcode, where 13 of the 15 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Bear Cottage, Colchester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 16 Apr 2019.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, LPG.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Bear Cottage, Colchester completed on 29th August 2019 at £400,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 4 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 11.0% over the period since August 2019.
- Sold Aug 2019£400,000
- Sold Jul 2011£250,000
- Sold Feb 2008£283,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Bear Cottage, Colchester have sold within a radius of 4.2 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 16th April 2026, was Ferns, Church Road, Colchester, CO5 7PT, a freehold house which sold for £375,000.
Read more about house prices in CO5.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 15 addresses on Malting Road, Peldon, Colchester, CO5, Bear Cottage, Colchester comes out as the 11th largest and the 10th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £13k more expensive than the average property across the CO5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 2.4kmLangenhoe Community Primary School
- 3.9kmLayer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- 4.8kmCherry Tree Academy
- 6.0kmThe Thomas Lord Audley School
- 6.4kmPaxman Academy
- 7.3kmPhilip Morant School and College
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Public Transport Nearby
From Bear Cottage, Colchester, the nearest station is Wivenhoe, 6.6 kilometres away.
- 6.6kmWivenhoe
- 8.0kmColchester Town
- 8.3kmHythe (Essex)
Available Internet Speeds
Internet coverage here is poor, based on recent Ofcom data, and connectivity may be weak or unavailable.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Slow/none broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
