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Get started3 Claremont Heights is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1ZU). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 41 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 55 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–69 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (58 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 98.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £153,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
3 Claremont Heights has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£155,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 27 years.
£153,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 27 years.
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3 Claremont Heights outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,732
Street avg £2,159
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
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
Railway Station Layby — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
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7 October 2022Most recent
£153,000
+9.3%over 3 years20 December 2018
£140,000
+5.7%over 1 year14 August 2017
£132,500
+356.9%over 21 years1 December 1995
£29,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1ZU: £162,000 (2024–2022).
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Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
CO1 1AU
Closest school
0.4 km
North Primary School and Nursery. 26 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.8dB