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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 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. At 58 m² this is the 3rd 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 (April 2014) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 is 20.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 39% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Apr 2024
Charles House has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£175,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 21 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 21 years.
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Floor Area for Charles House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,034
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 70 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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13 September 2021Most recent
£145,000
+29.5%over 6 years4 February 2015
£112,000
-15.8%over 11 years19 December 2003
£133,000
+51.1%over 1 year7 March 2002
£88,000
+10.0%over 1 year19 June 2000
£79,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1BY: £170,000 (2024–2021).
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Sold Apr 2024
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Sold Apr 2024
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Sold Aug 2023
Charles House Flat 31 St Peters Street Colchester
Sold Jun 2022
Charles House Flat 30 St Peters Street Colchester
Sold Nov 2021
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Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
CO1 1NH
Closest school
0.4 km
The Sixth Form College Colchester. 38 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Low
From the Environment Agency.
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