What type of property is 7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT?

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

What did 7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT sell for?

7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT last sold for £190,000 in May 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £32,000 in December 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT?

Across 6 sales between December 1998 and May 2025, 7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT rose from £32,000 to £190,000, a change of £158,000. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT?

The current EPC rating for 7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in August 2017. It has dropped from a D recorded in October 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT?

7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (700 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO1 2UT. Source: EPC Register.

How is 7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT heated?

The latest EPC at 7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT?

7 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 7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT located?

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

What is crime like near 7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT?

Police records around 7 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 7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT?

The closest primary school to 7 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 7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT?

The closest bus stop to 7 Brook Street, CO1 2UT is Brook Street, 112m away. The nearest rail option is Colchester Town Rail Station, 646m away.

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7 Brook Street, Colchester, CO1 2UT

6 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

65 m²

700 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 7 Brook Street

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

7 Brook Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2UT). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £190,000. At 65 m² it's 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 60 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 57.7% 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
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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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)

Aug 2017

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Brook Street, Colchester, CO1 2UT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 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.

7 Brook Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£195,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£190,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

12 May 2025Most recent
£190,000
+15.2%over 7 years
8 May 2018
£165,000
+33.6%over 4 years
23 April 2014
£123,500
-1.2%over 7 years
24 November 2006
£125,000
+47.1%over 2 years
5 December 2003
£85,000
+165.6%over 4 years
16 December 1998
£32,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2UT: £171,000 (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.

7 Brook Street is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,923

Street avg £2,462

Above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below

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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

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70 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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