What type of property is 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL?

18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL sell for?

18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL last sold for £182,000 in November 2025. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £44,000 in August 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between August 1999 and November 2025, 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL rose from £44,000 to £182,000, a change of £138,000. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL?

The current EPC rating for 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in August 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL?

18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO1 2BL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL?

18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL 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 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL located?

18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO1 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL?

Police records around 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL show an average of 279 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (16% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL?

The closest primary school to 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL is St. George's School (503m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sixth Form College Colchester (1.3km), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL?

The closest bus stop to 18 Charles Street, CO1 2BL is Lookers Garage, 136m away. The nearest rail option is Colchester Town Rail Station, 476m away.

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18 Charles Street, Colchester, CO1 2BL

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 18 Charles Street

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

18 Charles Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was November 2025 at £182,000 — fresh data. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £206,000 is 13.2% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 79.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

18 Charles Street 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 15 Aug 2026

Current Certificate

Aug 2016

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 15 August 2026

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Charles Street, Colchester, CO1 2BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Charles Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

10 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.

18 Charles Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£206,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£182,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

28 November 2025Most recent
£182,000
+22.1%over 9 years
20 October 2016
£149,000
+24.2%over 9 years
15 February 2007
£120,000
+172.7%over 7 years
12 August 1999
£44,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2BL: £215,000 (2026–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Charles Street homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 18 Charles Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,434

Street avg £2,861

Above

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

279/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Lookers Garage — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St. George's School. 30 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO1 2BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO1 2BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low

55 dB

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