8c, Magdalen Street, Colchester, CO1 2JT
About 8c
8c is an end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2JT). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 28 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 22 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (42 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£428/sq ft) was about 31.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £129,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
8c 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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£121,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£129,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 June 2022Most recent
£129,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2JT: £135,000 (2023–2005).
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£135,000
Versus other Magdalen Street homes
8c is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,607
Street avg £4,706
Floor Area
28 m²
Street avg 46 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Town Railway Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St John's Green Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB