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EPC B
About Charles House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Charles House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 80 m² this is the 30th 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, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (81 versus a worst of 39).
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 3.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 80 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 33 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £162,000 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Parkingallocated
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Charles House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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
See how we calculated this£172,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2021)
£162,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Charles House, Flat 18, St Peters Street, Colchester, CO1 1BY
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed AI analysis
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Versus other St Peters Street homes
Four headline reads against 33 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
£2,025
Street avg £2,048
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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.
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 68 points of interest in total.
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