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According to the public record, Mount Cottage, Bures is a period freehold house with 486 ft2 of internal area and sits on a 612 m2 plot.
Houses of this size in this area normally have 1 bedroom with a garden.
Based on available information, and assuming reasonable condition, the estimated sale value for Mount Cottage, Bures is £467,694 and the estimated rental value is £1,518 per month.
Hall Road, Mount Bures, Bures, CO8 is located in the borough of Colchester within the CO8 postal district.
Mount Cottage, Bures has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in October 2007 and a single entry in the EPC database dated June 2010.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Decorative condition can have a big effect on a property's value and this effect varies depending on the type, size and location of the property.
If Mount Cottage, Bures is in very good condition we estimate a sale value of £491,079 and a rental value of £1,593 per month.
However, if the property needs a lot of cosmetic work we estimate a sale value of £434,955 and a rental value of £1,411 per month.
Over the last 12 months the sale value of Mount Cottage Bures has decreased by an estimated £10,478 (2.2%) and its rental value has increased by an estimated £27 per month (1.8%), giving an expected gross yield of 3.9%.
According to data from HM Land Registry, Mount Cottage, Bures sits on a plot of 612m2.
We have plot size data on 6 out of 11 other houses in the postcode and Mount Cottage, Bures sits on the 6th largest plot.
Mount Cottage, Bures has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of F. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 21 Jun 2010.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has partial secondary glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, oil.
According to HM Land Registry, Mount Cottage, Bures was last sold on 22nd October 2007 for £310,000 and was recorded as a freehold house.
The property has had 2 sales since 1995.
Since October 2007, the market for similar properties has risen 44.5%
According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 3 property sales within a 4.7 kilometres radius of Mount Cottage, Bures over the last 2 years.
The most recent example is Yorklette Cottage, Hall Road, Bures, CO8 5AS, a freehold house which sold for £400,000 on the 25th October 2018.
Read more about house prices in CO8.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Hall Road, Mount Bures, Bures, CO8 has a total of 16 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, Mount Cottage, Bures is the 16th largest and the 14th most expensive property on the street.
When compared to the postcode district it is £24k more expensive than the average property in CO8.
The closest station to Mount Cottage, Bures is Bures station which is 1.6 kilometres away.
According to recent data from Ofcom, superfast broadband is available in this area.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around Mount Cottage, Bures, 50.6% of property is privately owned outright and 39.3% is privately owned with a mortgage.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around Mount Cottage, Bures, 15.7% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 44.3% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around Mount Cottage, Bures, the average age was 40.5 and the most common age was 52.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around Mount Cottage, Bures, 1.8% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for East of England and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around Mount Cottage, Bures, there are an average of 1.9 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.