16 Durham Square, Colchester, CO1 2RS
About 16 Durham Square
16 Durham Square is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2RS). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 is 22.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 20.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
16 Durham Square sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 16 Durham Square, Colchester, CO1 2RS
- Sept 2024AnnexFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear extension to existing annexe. Rear extension to create additionalshower room
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 241515
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Sales history & valuation
16 Durham Square valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£245,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 August 2017Most recent
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2RS: £242,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in CO1 2RS
Versus other Durham Square homes
16 Durham Square is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,579
Street avg £2,490
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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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