Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Brook Street, Colchester, CO1 2UT
6 sales on record
Estimated value
£212,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£190,000)+12%
- Against CO1 2UT's recent median (£171,000)+24%
Newest record on this page: January 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£212,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£190,000)+12%
- Against CO1 2UT's recent median (£171,000)+24%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 7 Brook Street is modelled from its 65 m² EPC floor area, its 6 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO1 2UT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
65 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2017
Sales of this home
6 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in CO1 2UT
5 sales, median £171,000 (2026–2025)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: January 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
7 Brook Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Sales timeline
12 May 2025Most recent
£190,000
+15.2%over 7 years8 May 2018
£165,000
+33.6%over 4 years23 April 2014
£123,500
-1.2%over 7 years24 November 2006
£125,000
+47.1%over 2 years5 December 2003
£85,000
+165.6%over 4 years16 December 1998
£32,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2UT: £171,000 (2026–2025).
Nearby sales in CO1 2UT
What this page doesn't show
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- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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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 26.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 60 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £212,000 is 11.6% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 54.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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 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
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 August 2027
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.
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But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
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 co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,923
Street avg £2,511
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
279/mo
Falling 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.
Nearest schools
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary321m
- St James the Great Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary347m
- St John's Green Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
- St. George's SchoolPrimary1.1km
Nearest stops
- Brook StreetBus stop112m
- The SurgeryBus stop278m
- Old Coach RoadBus stop364m
- Wimpole RoadBus stop425m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,589 reports41%
- Shoplifting532 reports14%
- Anti-social Behaviour396 reports10%
- Public Order253 reports6%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 7 Brook Street is modelled from its 65 m² EPC floor area, its 6 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO1 2UT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 6 sales are recorded for 7 Brook Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 7 Brook Street was lodged in August 2017 at band E and is valid until August 2027. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 7 Brook Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 31 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO1 2UT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 7 Brook Street is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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