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Get startedCharles House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 67 m² this is the 15th 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 bottom. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average 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 D (score 61). Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since October 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 5.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 is 41.5% above the 2010 sale price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
Charles House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Charles House has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 10 years.
£123,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 10 years.
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On co₂ emissions, Charles House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,836
Street avg £2,054
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 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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Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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1 October 2010Most recent
£123,000
+2.5%over 4 years24 March 2006
£120,000
-3.2%over 2 years9 January 2004
£124,000
+39.3%over 2 years24 October 2001
£89,000
+30.9%over 1 year16 June 2000
£67,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1BY: £170,000 (2024–2021).
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Sold Jun 2022
Charles House Flat 30 St Peters Street Colchester
Sold Nov 2021
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CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
CO1 1NH
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