What type of property is 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP?

3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP last change hands?

3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP last sold for £171,500 in September 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £38,000 in January 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP changed over time?

Across 4 sales between January 1997 and September 2019, 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP rose from £38,000 to £171,500, a change of £133,500. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP?

The current EPC rating for 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in May 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP?

3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (474 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO1 1ZP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP heated?

The latest EPC at 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP?

3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP located?

3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO1 postcode district in Essex.

Is 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP in a safe area?

Police records around 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP 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.

Which schools serve 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP?

The closest primary school to 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP is North Primary School and Nursery (381m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Helena School (547m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP?

The closest rail stop to 3 Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP is Colchester Rail Station, 127m away. The nearest bus option is Railway Station Layby, 127m away.

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3 Essex Hall Road, Colchester, CO1 1ZP

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

44 m²

474 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Essex Hall Road

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

3 Essex Hall Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 1ZP). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £171,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £206,000 is 20.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 79.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 15 EPCs).

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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingAllocated

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Essex Hall Road, Colchester, CO1 1ZP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Essex Hall Road has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

3 Essex Hall Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£206,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£171,500

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

15 September 2019Most recent
£171,500
+88.5%over 16 years
24 October 2002
£91,000
+97.8%over 3 years
30 March 1999
£46,000
+21.1%over 2 years
24 January 1997
£38,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1ZP: £227,500 (2023–2017).

Nearby sales in CO1 1ZP

On the street

Versus other Essex Hall Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Essex Hall Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£3,898

Street avg £3,001

Strongly above

Floor Area

44 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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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

Colchester Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.4 km

North Primary School and Nursery. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO1 1ZP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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