Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
20 Bakery Place, Magdalen Street, Colchester, CO1 2FJ
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
54 m²
581 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Social Rental
About 20 Bakery Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Bakery Place is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2FJ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. At 54 m² this is the 4th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
20 Bakery Place'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Aug 2025
Current Certificate
Aug 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 August 2025
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21st century1st Floor FlatEPC DNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Bakery Place, Magdalen Street, Colchester, CO1 2FJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
20 Bakery Place has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
20 Bakery Place has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£148,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Magdalen Street homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
279/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Mill Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 33 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO1 2FJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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