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Get started23 Port Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2JF). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 is 13.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 67.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £195,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
23 Port Lane has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£222,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 21 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 21 years.
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23 Port Lane is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,305
Street avg £2,505
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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
Port Lane — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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29 January 2021Most recent
£195,000
+31.3%over 2 years25 May 2018
£148,500
+26.4%over 12 years26 August 2005
£117,500
+119.6%over 5 years28 January 2000
£53,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2JF: £215,000 (2025–2023).
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CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
CO1 2GJ
Closest school
0.7 km
Kendall Church of England Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB