What kind of home is 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH?

8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

When did 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH last change hands?

8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH last sold for £295,000 in December 2021, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £168,500 in November 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH?

Across 3 sales between November 2006 and December 2021, 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH rose from £168,500 to £295,000, a change of £126,500. That works out to roughly +3.8% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in September 2011. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH?

8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (890 sq ft), around 21 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO2 0DH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH use?

The latest EPC at 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH?

8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH is in council tax band C.

Which area is 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH in?

8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO2 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH?

Police records around 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 53% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (86% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH?

The closest primary school to 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH is Cherry Tree Academy (169m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Thomas Lord Audley School (1.6km).

How well connected is 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH?

The closest bus stop to 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, CO2 0DH is The Cherry Tree, 280m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DH

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

83 m²

890 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 8 Morello Court

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

8 Morello Court is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO2 0DH). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 890 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 83 m² it's 18.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 15.3% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £295,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Previously extendedYes

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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.

8 Morello Court's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Sept 2021

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Morello Court, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Morello Court has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£340,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£295,000

Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

10 December 2021Most recent
£295,000
+76.1%over 9 years
13 February 2012
£167,500
-0.6%over 5 years
29 November 2006
£168,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0DH: £56,850 (2022–1997).

Nearby sales in CO2 0DH

On the street

Versus other Holt Drive homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8 Morello Court runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

70 (C)

Street avg 67 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 82 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

The Cherry Tree — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Cherry Tree Academy. 14 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO2 0DH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 0DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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