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About 4 Charles Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Charles Street is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 is 25.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 78.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £170,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Feb 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£213,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2021)
£170,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 4 Charles Street, Colchester, CO1 2BL
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Detailed AI analysis
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Versus other Charles Street homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
4 Charles Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,269
Street avg £2,702
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
Lookers Garage — bus stop.
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 60 points of interest in total.
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