1 Marasca End, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DL
About 1 Marasca End
1 Marasca End is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO2 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 261.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £290,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Marasca End, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DL
- Apr 2010Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey front and side extensions and garage conversion for private use.
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 100417
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Marasca End was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£303,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 24 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2022Most recent
£290,000
+132.0%over 18 years28 April 2004
£125,000
+150.0%over 6 years23 April 1998
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0DL: £139,995 (2018–2006).
Nearby sales in CO2 0DL
3 Marasca End, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DL
Sold Mar 2018
£225,00011 Marasca End, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DL
Sold Feb 2016
£139,99512 Marasca End, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DL
Sold Mar 2014
£165,0007 Marasca End, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DL
Sold Sept 2003
£119,5002 Marasca End, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DL
Sold Jul 2003
£117,000
Versus other Marasca End homes
1 Marasca End outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,028
Street avg £1,771
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Weir Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Cherry Tree Academy. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







