Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£270,000
Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£270,000
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The estimate for 190 Magdalen Street is modelled from its 67 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO1 2JX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
67 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2018
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in CO1 2JX
4 sales, median £113,000 (2024–1999)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
190 Magdalen Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
18 May 2025Most recent
£220,000
-16.2%18 May 2025
£262,500
+138.6%over 22 years24 July 2002
£110,000
+10.0%over 5 years21 February 1997
£100,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO1 2JX: £113,000 (2024–1999).
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190 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.
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). Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 is 22.7% above the 2025 sale price.
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 November 2028
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
2 applications on record at 190 Magdalen Street, Colchester, CO1 2JX
Change of use of shop unit to residential flat.
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
279/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Sportsman's Club — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 33 schools nearby.
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