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3 sales on record
About 3a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3a is a one-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO1 2PY). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 2.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 43.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £105,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 4)
May 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£112,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2021)
£105,000
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 3a, Flat 3, Priory Street, Colchester, CO1 2PY
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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
0.1 km
Colchester City Rail Station — railway station.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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