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Get startedCharles House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity. At 75 m² this is the 26th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in Charles House, where floor areas span 52–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 34 units on file.
It hasn't traded since August 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 31.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 is 27.7% above the 2003 sale price.
Charles House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£166,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.4% per year over 3 years.
£130,000
Growth on file: 31.4% per year over 3 years.
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Charles House outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,733
Street avg £2,057
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Middleborough — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB

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27 August 2003Most recent
£130,000
+116.7%over 2 years27 October 2000
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1BY: £170,000 (2024–2021).
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Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
CO1 1JG
Closest school
0.4 km
The Sixth Form College Colchester. 38 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Low
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB