18 East Bay, Colchester, CO1 2UG
About 18 East Bay
18 East Bay is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 2UG). It has a recorded floor area of 346 m² (around 3729 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 346 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £826,000 is 35.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 27.6% below the postcode norm. Last sold in May 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. 6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
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Energy performance
18 East Bay's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Apr 2020
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Planning history
6 applications on record at 18 East Bay, Colchester, CO1 2UG
- Nov 2015OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
We would like to add a 5 bar farm gate and 2 oak posts to our driveway to provide a more enclosed space for our young family.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 151932
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2024Decision
- Tree WorksApr 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 18 East Bay was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£826,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 17 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
6 May 2015Most recent
£610,000
+1.7%over 3 years22 June 2011
£600,000
+172.7%over 12 years2 July 1998
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2UG: £143,000 (2023–2020).
Versus other East Bay homes
18 East Bay outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,761
Street avg £2,359
Floor Area
346 m²
Street avg 50 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
22.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.0 km
Brook Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St James the Great Church of England Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB