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1 Greyfriars Court, Castle Road, Colchester, CO1 1TL

Property type
End terrace
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 79
Council tax
Band C
Overview

About 1 Greyfriars Court

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

1 Greyfriars Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1TL). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. At 82 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 1 Greyfriars Court (82–96 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (79 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 19.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £290,000 in January 2023.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Greyfriars Court sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
—

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2022from Nov 2009
EPC improved fromB83toC79
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Floor Insulation
PartialInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Greyfriars Court, Castle Road, Colchester, CO1 1TL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Greyfriars Court has no planning applications on record.

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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.
Current estimate

£282,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.2% per year over 7 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£290,000

Growth on file: 0.2% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 January 2023Most recent

    £290,000

    +1.8%over 7 years

  2. 7 December 2015

    £285,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1TL: £357,500 (2022–2015).

On the street

Versus other Castle Road homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 1 Greyfriars Court lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,537

Street avg £3,095

Strongly above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Greyfriars Court

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£178k

1 Imperial Court, Clarendon Way

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£167k

1 Bloyes Mews

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2 bed1 bath
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

0.1 km

Greyfriars — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 38 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO1 1TL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Greyfriars Court, Castle Road, Colchester, CO1 1TL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.