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Get started4 Port Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2JF). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 sits 64.1% above the 2015 sale of £122,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 20.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (February 2015). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 16 years.
£122,500
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 16 years.
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4 Port Lane is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,402
Street avg £2,546
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
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27 February 2015Most recent
£122,500
+6.5%over 2 years10 April 2012
£115,000
+8.5%over 1 year4 June 2010
£106,000
+66.5%over 8 years31 August 2001
£63,650
+59.1%over 2 years16 August 1999
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2JF: £215,000 (2025–2023).
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CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
CO1 2SE
Closest school
0.7 km
Kendall Church of England Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB