What type of property is Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY?

Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY?

Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY last sold for £147,000 in September 2007, around 19 years ago. Before that, it sold for £125,000 in December 2002, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 2002 and September 2007, Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY rose from £125,000 to £147,000, a change of £22,000. That works out to roughly +3.4% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY?

The current EPC rating for Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY is C with a score of 79 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. It has improved from a D recorded in January 2010. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY?

Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO1 1BY. Source: EPC Register.

How is Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY heated?

The latest EPC at Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY?

Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY is in council tax band C.

Where is Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY located?

Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO1 postcode district in Essex.

Is Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY in a safe area?

Police records around Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY 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 Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY?

The closest primary school to Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY is North Primary School and Nursery (384m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sixth Form College Colchester (360m), with 11 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY?

The closest bus stop to Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, CO1 1BY is Middleborough, 157m away. The nearest rail option is Colchester City Rail Station, 859m away.

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Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, Colchester, CO1 1BY

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 03

Bedrooms

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 79

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Charles House

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

Charles House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 74 m² this is the 25th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in Charles House, where floor areas span 52–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 35 units on file.

Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 10.2% above the 2007 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

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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)

Jul 2021

EPC Rating

C79

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2021from Jan 2010

EPC improved fromD67toC79

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated

Wall insulation upgraded

Low Energy Lighting

40%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Late 20th century3rd Floor FlatEPC CNo mains gasLow flood risk

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Charles House, Flat 17, St Peters Street, Colchester, CO1 1BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Charles House 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 at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.

Current estimate

£162,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2007)

£147,000

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

20 September 2007Most recent
£147,000
+17.6%over 4 years
6 December 2002
£125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1BY: £170,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in CO1 1BY

On the street

Versus other St Peters Street homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Charles House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,986

Street avg £2,048

On par

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Middleborough — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

The Sixth Form College Colchester. 38 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO1 1BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO1 1BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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