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Get started190 Magdalen Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 2JX). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity. At 67 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 5 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Most recent transfer was May 2025 at £220,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 67 m² it's 17.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 4 EPCs).
Change of use of shop unit to flat.
190 Magdalen Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£232,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 28 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 28 years.
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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
Sportsman's Club — bus stop.

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Change of use of shop unit to residential flat.
19 May 2025Most recent
£220,000
-16.2%19 May 2025
£262,500
+138.6%over 22 years25 July 2002
£110,000
+10.0%over 5 years21 February 1997
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2JX: £176,000 (2024–1999).
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CO1 2YT
Closest school
0.4 km
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 33 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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