What kind of home is 13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

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

What did 13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE sell for?

13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE last sold for £125,000 in April 2018, around 8 years ago. Before that, it sold for £125,000 in November 2016, so prices have been flat over 1 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE changed over time?

Across 2 sales between November 2016 and April 2018, 13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE rose from £125,000 to £125,000, a change of £0. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

The current EPC rating for 13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in April 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft). That makes it about 51% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO1 1BE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE use?

The latest EPC at 13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

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

Which area is 13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE in?

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

What is crime like near 13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

Police records around 13 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.

What schools are near 13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

The closest primary school to 13 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.

How well connected is 13 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

The closest bus stop to 13 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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13 The View, Museum Street, Colchester, CO1 1BE

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 2nd

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 13 The View

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

13 The View is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. 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 Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 86 m² this is the 16th 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.

At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 49.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 41.5% below the postcode norm. 8 years since the last transfer (April 2018).

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Apr 2019

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2019from Oct 2008

Main Fuel

GasElectric

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Low Energy Lighting

2%88%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era2nd Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 The View, Museum Street, Colchester, CO1 1BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

13 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.

13 The View changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£187,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2018)

£125,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

5 April 2018Most recent
£125,000
2 November 2016
£125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1BE: £155,000 (2024–2020).

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.

CO₂ Emissions for 13 The View lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,453

Street avg £3,481

Strongly below

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 51 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Strongly 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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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