What type of property is 10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE is a 1-bedroom detached house.

When did 10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE last change hands?

10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE last sold for £125,521 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £130,000 in March 2009. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between March 2009 and May 2022, 10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE fell from £130,000 to £125,521, a change of £4,479. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE have?

The current EPC rating for 10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in April 2021. It has dropped from a C recorded in October 2008. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (452 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 29% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO1 1BE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE heated?

The latest EPC at 10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE located?

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

What is crime like near 10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

Police records around 10 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 10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

The closest primary school to 10 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 10 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

The closest bus stop to 10 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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10 The View, Museum Street, Colchester, CO1 1BE

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Floor 01

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

42 m²

452 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 10 The View

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

10 The View is a one-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO1 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. 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 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 4th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 9–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 17 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 is 19.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 24.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 16 EPCs). Last sale on file: £125,521 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

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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)

Apr 2021

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2021from Oct 2008

EPC improved fromC72toD67

Main Fuel

GasElectric

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Heating Controls

Prog + StatThermostat

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting

2%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Late 20th century1st Floor FlatEPC DNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 10 The View, Museum Street, Colchester, CO1 1BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

10 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.

10 The View's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£150,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.3% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£125,521

Growth on file: -0.3% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

30 May 2022Most recent
£125,521
+24.3%over 6 years
4 June 2015
£101,000
-22.3%over 6 years
27 March 2009
£130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1BE: £155,000 (2024–2019).

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.

Price per m² for 10 The View runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,989

Street avg £3,385

Strongly above

Floor Area

42 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Below

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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

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60 dB

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70 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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