What type of property is 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU?

23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU sell for?

23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU last sold for £114,000 in August 2011, around 15 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £39,250 in April 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU?

Across 3 sales between April 1998 and August 2011, 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU rose from £39,250 to £114,000, a change of £74,750. That works out to roughly +8.3% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU have?

The current EPC rating for 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in May 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU?

23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (790 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO1 2DU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU had any planning applications?

23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in February 2018 under ref. 173371. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU?

23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU 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 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU located?

23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO1 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU?

Police records around 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU 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 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU?

The closest primary school to 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU is St. George's School (705m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sixth Form College Colchester (1.6km), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU?

The closest bus stop to 23 Cannon Street, CO1 2DU is Cannon Street, 100m away. The nearest rail option is Colchester Town Rail Station, 760m away.

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23 Cannon Street, Colchester, CO1 2DU

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

73 m²

790 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Cannon Street

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

23 Cannon Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2DU). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 790 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1998–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 sits 76.3% above the 2011 sale of £114,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 29.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 73 m² it's 24.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Last sold in August 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

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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.

23 Cannon Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2019

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Cannon Street, Colchester, CO1 2DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Cannon Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 23 Cannon Street, Colchester, CO1 2DU

1decisions1extensions6documents10nearby

Feb 2018
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring at 5.9m from original rear wall, 3.2m from natural ground level & eaves measuring at 2.4m from ground level.
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
173371
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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.

23 Cannon Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£201,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£114,000

Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

24 August 2011Most recent
£114,000
+10.7%over 2 years
23 July 2009
£103,000
+162.4%over 11 years
23 April 1998
£39,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2DU: £240,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Cannon Street homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 23 Cannon Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,553

Street avg £3,020

Strongly below

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Strongly below

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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

Cannon Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St. George's School. 29 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO1 2DU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low

55 dB

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