What kind of home is 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW?

5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW is a 4-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW?

5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW last sold for £530,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £587,500 in August 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW?

Across 3 sales between August 2004 and March 2022, 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW fell from £587,500 to £530,000, a change of £57,500. That works out to roughly -0.6% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW?

The current EPC rating for 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW is C with a score of 79 out of 100, lodged in February 2025. It has dropped from a B recorded in November 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW?

5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (1,744 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 305% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO1 1EW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW use?

The latest EPC at 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW in?

5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO1 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW?

Police records around 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW?

The closest primary school to 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW is North Primary School and Nursery (485m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sixth Form College Colchester (373m), with 11 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW?

The closest bus stop to 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, CO1 1EW is Middleborough, 225m away. The nearest rail option is Colchester City Rail Station, 762m away.

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5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, Colchester, CO1 1EW

Extendable3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

162 m²

1744 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 79

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Newgate Terrace

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Newgate Terrace is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1EW). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.6% per year. Sold March 2022 for £530,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms4
Open-plan layoutYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Extension potentialPossible

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2025

EPC Rating

C79

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Newgate Terrace, St Peters Street, Colchester, CO1 1EW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Newgate Terrace has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

25 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 5 Newgate Terrace was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£567,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.6% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£530,000

Growth on file: -0.6% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

17 March 2022Most recent
£530,000
+60.6%over 8 years
4 December 2013
£330,000
-43.8%over 9 years
19 August 2004
£587,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1EW: £178,000 (2022–2021).

Nearby sales in CO1 1EW

On the street

Versus other St Peters Street homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Newgate Terrace is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£3,272

Street avg £2,731

Strongly above

Floor Area

162 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 7 years

Below

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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.

Full Colchester report

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.

Closest school

0.4 km

The Sixth Form College Colchester. 38 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO1 1EW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO1 1EW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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