Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Charles House is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include notable views. At 87 m² this is the 34th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in Charles House, where floor areas span 52–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 35 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last changed hands 10 years ago, in September 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 87 m² it's 29.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 34 EPCs). Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 33.5% above the 2016 sale price.
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jan 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 January 2024
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Charles House has no planning applications on record.
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Charles House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 16 years.
£167,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 16 years.
7 September 2016Most recent
£167,000
-15.3%over 2 years7 March 2014
£197,250
+52.9%over 12 years21 November 2001
£129,000
+17.3%over 1 year18 April 2000
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1BY: £170,000 (2024–2021).
Charles House, Flat 22, St Peters Street, Colchester, CO1 1BY
Sold Apr 2024
Charles House, Flat 8, St Peters Street, Colchester, CO1 1BY
Sold Apr 2024
Charles House, Flat 40, St Peters Street, Colchester, CO1 1BY
Sold Aug 2023
Charles House, Flat 31, St Peters Street, Colchester, CO1 1BY
Sold Jun 2022
Charles House, Flat 30, St Peters Street, Colchester, CO1 1BY
Sold Nov 2021
Habitable Rooms for Charles House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,920
Street avg £2,054
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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Falling 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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