What kind of home is 4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

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

What was the last sold price for 4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE last sold for £135,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £117,500 in November 2016, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE changed over time?

Across 2 sales between November 2016 and June 2022, 4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE rose from £117,500 to £135,000, a change of £17,500. That works out to roughly +2.5% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

The current EPC rating for 4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in January 2023. It has improved from a D recorded in October 2008. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (657 sq ft), around 61 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE use?

The latest EPC at 4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

4 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.

Which area is 4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE in?

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

Is 4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE in a safe area?

Police records around 4 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 4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

The closest primary school to 4 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 4 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

The closest bus stop to 4 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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4 The View, Museum Street, Colchester, CO1 1BE

Notable viewsExtendable

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 01

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

61 m²

657 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 76

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 4 The View

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

4 The View is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 61 m² it's 23.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 16 EPCs). Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Last sale on file: £135,000 in June 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
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

BalconyYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

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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 3)

Jan 2023

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2019from Oct 2008

EPC improved fromD67toE43

Main Fuel

GasElectric

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Hot Water

Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting

2%70%

More low energy lighting installed

Jan 2023from Apr 2019

EPC improved fromE43toC76

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation

Uninsulated SolidInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Low Energy Lighting

70%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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21st century1st Floor FlatEPC CNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 The View, Museum Street, Colchester, CO1 1BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£144,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£135,000

Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

23 June 2022Most recent
£135,000
+14.9%over 5 years
25 November 2016
£117,500

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.

On years held, 4 The View runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,213

Street avg £3,434

Below

Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 53 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

On par

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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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