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3 sales on record
About 5 Parkside Quarter
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Parkside Quarter is a two-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO1 1EA). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 65 m² this is the 10th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–166 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 2.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 is 14.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 43.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in April 2015.
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
- Private gardenrear
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Parkside Quarter sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Feb 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2015)
£202,500
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 5 Parkside Quarter, Colchester, CO1 1EA
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Detailed AI analysis
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Versus other Parkside Quarter homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 5 Parkside Quarter runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,115
Street avg £2,700
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Middleborough — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO1 1EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 68 points of interest in total.
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