14 Durham Square, Colchester, CO1 2RS
About 14 Durham Square
14 Durham Square is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 2RS). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2025
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Planning history
14 Durham Square has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 14 Durham Square, Colchester, CO1 2RS
- Mar 2009Garage ConversionOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for proposed conversionof existing garage to habitable use and the construction of a new single storey rear extension for habitable use.
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 090059
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
14 Durham Square has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2RS: £245,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CO1 2RS
Versus other Durham Square homes
Floor Area for 14 Durham Square runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Surgery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St James the Great Church of England Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB