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Get startedBasement Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2JF). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 7.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 26.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 27% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Last sold in August 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Basement Flat has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£109,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 15 years.
£86,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 15 years.
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Basement Flat is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,529
Street avg £4,264
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 36 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
Wall insulation improved
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31 August 2016Most recent
£86,000
+7.5%over 11 years24 January 2005
£80,000
+180.7%over 3 years9 August 2001
£28,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2JF: £215,000 (2025–2023).
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CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
CO1 2PY
Closest school
0.7 km
Kendall Church of England Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB