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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 78 m² (around 834 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. At 78 m² this is the 29th 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. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £145,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 78 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 33 EPCs).
Charles House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Nov 2021
Charles House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£155,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 21 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 21 years.
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Floor Area for Charles House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,871
Street avg £2,053
Floor Area
78 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.

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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30 September 2021Most recent
£145,000
+21.3%over 5 years16 October 2015
£119,500
-5.3%over 5 years16 April 2010
£126,250
-2.9%over 5 years30 July 2004
£130,000
+85.7%over 4 years30 June 2000
£69,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1BY: £170,000 (2024–2021).
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Sold Aug 2023
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Sold Jun 2022
Charles House Flat 30 St Peters Street Colchester
Sold Nov 2021
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Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 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
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