What type of property is 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT?

25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT?

25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT last sold for £160,000 in April 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £103,500 in August 2007. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT changed over time?

Across 3 sales between August 2007 and April 2025, 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT rose from £103,500 to £160,000, a change of £56,500. That works out to roughly +2.5% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT have?

The current EPC rating for 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in December 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT?

25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (452 sq ft), around 21 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO1 2UT. Source: EPC Register.

How is 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT heated?

The latest EPC at 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT?

25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT located?

25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO1 postcode district in Essex.

Is 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT in a safe area?

Police records around 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT?

The closest primary school to 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT is St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester (321m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sixth Form College Colchester (1.3km), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT?

The closest bus stop to 25 Brook Street, CO1 2UT is Brook Street, 112m away. The nearest rail option is Colchester Town Rail Station, 646m away.

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25 Brook Street, Colchester, CO1 2UT

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

42 m²

452 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 25 Brook Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

25 Brook Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2UT). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump.

It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £160,000. At 42 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 60 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 107.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Central heatingYes
ConciergeYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2024

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2024from Nov 2008

Low Energy Lighting

0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25 Brook Street, Colchester, CO1 2UT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

25 Brook Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

25 Brook Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£172,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£160,000

Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

29 April 2025Most recent
£160,000
+21.2%over 7 years
12 April 2018
£132,000
+27.5%over 10 years
23 August 2007
£103,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2UT: £185,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CO1 2UT

On the street

Versus other Brook Street homes

Four headline reads against 56 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 25 Brook Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,810

Street avg £2,446

Strongly above

Floor Area

42 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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Area

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.

Full Colchester report

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

Brook Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 31 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO1 2UT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO1 2UT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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