1 Maraschino Crescent, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DN
About 1 Maraschino Crescent
1 Maraschino Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO2 0DN). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £210,000 in March 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 is 26.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 55% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Roof insulation improved
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Maraschino Crescent.
1 application on record at 1 Maraschino Crescent, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DN
- Oct 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension to create extended kitchen with utility and WC to ground floor, with extended porch, and new ensuite, bedroom and office space to first floor.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 221856
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Maraschino Crescent has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 24 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2020Most recent
£210,000
+44.8%over 7 years21 May 2012
£145,000
+7.4%over 6 years16 November 2005
£134,950
+145.4%over 6 years4 July 1999
£55,000
+18.3%over 3 years3 November 1995
£46,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0DN: £268,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CO2 0DN
13 Maraschino Crescent, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DN
Sold Jun 2025
£320,0004 Maraschino Crescent, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DN
Sold Nov 2023
£290,00030 Maraschino Crescent, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DN
Sold Jun 2022
£190,00028 Maraschino Crescent, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DN
Sold Nov 2020
£216,00010 Maraschino Crescent, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DN
Sold Oct 2020
£245,000
Versus other Maraschino Crescent homes
On habitable rooms, 1 Maraschino Crescent runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £2,868
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
The Cherry Tree — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Cherry Tree Academy. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







