What kind of home is 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF?

20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF sell for?

20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF last sold for £118,500 in September 2005, around 21 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £24,000 in January 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF?

Across 5 sales between January 1997 and September 2005, 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF rose from £24,000 to £118,500, a change of £94,500. That works out to roughly +20.1% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF have?

The current EPC rating for 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in June 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF?

20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO1 2JF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF use?

The latest EPC at 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF?

20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF 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.

Which area is 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF in?

20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO1 postcode district in Essex.

Is 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF in a safe area?

Police records around 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF 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.

What schools are near 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF?

The closest primary school to 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF is Kendall Church of England Primary School (669m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sixth Form College Colchester (1.8km), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF?

The closest bus stop to 20 Port Lane, CO1 2JF is Port Lane, 100m away. The nearest rail option is Hythe (Essex) Rail Station, 647m away.

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20 Port Lane, Colchester, CO1 2JF

5 sales on record

Estimated value

£206,000

Since the 2005 sale (£118,500)+74%
Against CO1 2JF's recent median (£215,000)-4%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£206,000

Against its 2005 sale (£118,500)+74%
Against CO1 2JF's recent median (£215,000)-4%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 20 Port Lane is modelled from its 71 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO1 2JF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
71 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2019
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2005
Recent sales in CO1 2JF
5 sales, median £215,000 (2025–2024)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 20 Port Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Sales timeline

26 September 2005Most recent
£118,500
-5.2%
29 June 2005
£125,000
+2.5%over 1 year
13 February 2004
£122,000
+83.7%over 7 months
10 July 2003
£66,400
+176.7%over 6 years
9 January 1997
£24,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2JF: £215,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CO1 2JF

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 20 Port Lane, Colchester, CO1 2JF. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 20 Port Lane

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

20 Port Lane is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2JF). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in September 2005. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £206,000 sits 73.8% above the 2005 sale of £118,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 20.7% below the postcode norm. At 71 m² it's 22.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 28 EPCs).

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Jun 2019

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.9 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 June 2029

2 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Port Lane, Colchester, CO1 2JF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Port Lane 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.

On the street

Versus other Port Lane homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 20 Port Lane stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,669

Street avg £2,691

Strongly below

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Below

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.

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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

Port Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Kendall Church of England Primary School. 27 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Kendall Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary669m
St. George's SchoolPrimary825m
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary910m
St James the Great Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km

Nearest stops

Port LaneBus stop100m
Port LaneBus stop122m
St Leonard's ChurchBus stop217m
Cannon StreetBus stop313m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,589 reports41%
Shoplifting532 reports14%
Anti-social Behaviour396 reports10%
Public Order253 reports6%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO1 2JF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 20 Port Lane is modelled from its 71 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO1 2JF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 5 sales are recorded for 20 Port Lane. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 20 Port Lane was lodged in June 2019 at band D and is valid until June 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 20 Port Lane. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 27 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO1 2JF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 20 Port Lane is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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