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EPC B
About 8 Rowan Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Rowan Place is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–165 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2019) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 1.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 is 13.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 67.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Rowan Place ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Rowan Place's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£178,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2016)
£157,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 8 Rowan Place, Colchester, CO1 1AJ
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Detailed AI analysis
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Versus other Rowan Place homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 8 Rowan Place runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,568
Street avg £2,287
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Railway Station Layby — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO1 1AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 61 points of interest in total.
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