What type of property is 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE is a mid-terrace house.

What did 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE sell for?

1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE last sold for £168,000 in August 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £123,095 in December 2016. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

Across 4 sales between December 2016 and August 2024, 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE rose from £123,095 to £168,000, a change of £44,905. That works out to roughly +4.1% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

The current EPC rating for 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in February 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (549 sq ft). That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO1 1BE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE heated?

The latest EPC at 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE is in council tax band C.

Where is 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE located?

1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO1 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

Police records around 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

The closest primary school to 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE is St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester (411m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sixth Form College Colchester (552m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

The closest bus stop to 1 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE is The George, 135m away. The nearest rail option is Colchester City Rail Station, 398m away.

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1 The View, Museum Street, Colchester, CO1 1BE

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 00

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

51 m²

549 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 The View

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

1 The View is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

Last sale on file: £168,000 in August 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 38.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2021

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2021from Oct 2008

Main Fuel

GasElectric

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Heating Controls

Prog + StatThermostat

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting

3%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryGround Floor FlatEPC DNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 The View, Museum Street, Colchester, CO1 1BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 The View has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

25 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 The View saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£172,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£168,000

Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

12 August 2024Most recent
£168,000
+8.4%over 3 years
16 May 2021
£155,000
+9.2%over 2 years
22 April 2019
£142,000
+15.4%over 2 years
12 December 2016
£123,095

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1BE: £125,521 (2022–2018).

Nearby sales in CO1 1BE

On the street

Versus other Museum Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 The View is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,294

Street avg £3,366

Strongly above

Floor Area

51 m²

Street avg 53 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Strongly below

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

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

The George — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 36 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO1 1BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO1 1BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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