What type of property is 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY?

1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY last change hands?

1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY last sold for £390,000 in November 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £240,000 in July 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY?

Across 3 sales between July 2002 and November 2020, 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY rose from £240,000 to £390,000, a change of £150,000. That works out to roughly +2.7% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY?

The current EPC rating for 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in October 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY?

1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (1,410 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 182% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO1 2PY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY heated?

The latest EPC at 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY?

1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY is in council tax band C.

Where is 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY located?

1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO1 postcode district in Essex.

Is 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY in a safe area?

Police records around 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY?

The closest primary school to 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY is St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester (272m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sixth Form College Colchester (803m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY?

The closest rail stop to 1b, Priory Street, CO1 2PY is Colchester City Rail Station, 150m away. The nearest bus option is Queen Street, 153m away.

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1b, Priory Street, Colchester, CO1 2PY

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

131 m²

1410 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1b

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1b is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2PY). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 131 m² this is the 15th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 13–134 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 17 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 44.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2020 for £390,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1b, Priory Street, Colchester, CO1 2PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1b has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 1b was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£372,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£390,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

18 November 2020Most recent
£390,000
+36.8%over 15 years
17 November 2005
£285,000
+18.8%over 3 years
28 July 2002
£240,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2PY: £129,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in CO1 2PY

On the street

Versus other Priory Street homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 1b stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

62 (D)

Street avg 59 (D)

On par

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 45 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

Full Colchester report

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

Colchester City Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 36 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO1 2PY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO1 2PY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

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