Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Priory Street, Colchester, CO1 2PY
4 sales on record
Estimated value
£203,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£175,000)+16%
- Against CO1 2PY's recent median (£219,000)-7%
Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
48 m²
517 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£203,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£175,000)+16%
- Against CO1 2PY's recent median (£219,000)-7%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Priory Street is modelled from its 48 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO1 2PY. 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.
What it's based on
Floor area
48 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2012
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in CO1 2PY
5 sales, median £219,000 (2025–2013)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
Sales timeline
24 August 2021Most recent
£175,000
+20.7%over 13 years2 January 2008
£144,995
+54.3%over 5 years11 July 2002
£93,995
+62.1%over 1 year23 February 2001
£58,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2PY: £219,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in CO1 2PY
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Priory Street, Colchester, CO1 2PY. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 8 Priory Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Priory Street is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2PY). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £175,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 is 16% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 73.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2022
Current Certificate
Sept 2012EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 9 September 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Priory Street, Colchester, CO1 2PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Priory Street has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Priory Street homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Priory Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,646
Street avg £2,707
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
279/mo
Falling 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.
Nearest schools
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary272m
- St John's Green Primary SchoolPrimary460m
- St James the Great Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary641m
- The Sixth Form College Colchester16 plus803m
Nearest stops
- Colchester City Rail StationRailway station150m
- Colchester Town Rail StationRailway station153m
- Queen StreetBus stop153m
- Town Railway StationBus stop191m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,589 reports41%
- Shoplifting532 reports14%
- Anti-social Behaviour396 reports10%
- Public Order253 reports6%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 8 Priory Street is modelled from its 48 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO1 2PY. 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.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 8 Priory Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Priory Street was lodged in September 2012 at band D and expired in September 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 Priory Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 36 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO1 2PY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 8 Priory Street is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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