What type of property is 9 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

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

What did 9 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE sell for?

9 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE last sold for £75,000 in November 2017, around 9 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 9 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

The current EPC rating for 9 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in April 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 9 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

9 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (301 sq ft). That makes it about 53% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO1 1BE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 9 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE heated?

The latest EPC at 9 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 9 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

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

Where is 9 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE located?

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

Is 9 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE in a safe area?

Police records around 9 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 9 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

The closest primary school to 9 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 9 The View, Museum Street, CO1 1BE?

The closest bus stop to 9 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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9 The View, Museum Street, Colchester, CO1 1BE

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 2nd

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

28 m²

301 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 9 The View

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

9 The View is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the 2nd 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, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (54 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in November 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 is 48% above the 2017 sale price.

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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 2019

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.7 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%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era2nd Floor FlatEPC CPre-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 9 The View, Museum Street, Colchester, CO1 1BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

9 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.

Latest sale on 9 The View was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£111,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£75,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

24 November 2017Most recent
£75,000

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.

Floor Area for 9 The View lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,679

Street avg £3,405

Above

Floor Area

28 m²

Street avg 55 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

1 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 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

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80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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