19 Greenfield Houses, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NJ
About 19 Greenfield Houses
19 Greenfield Houses is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birch, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 963 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 53). Main heating runs on smokeless coal. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 sits 113.9% above the 2010 sale of £122,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 35% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
19 Greenfield Houses sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jan 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 January 2020
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
19 Greenfield Houses 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.
Sales history & valuation
19 Greenfield Houses valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£122,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 March 2010Most recent
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0NJ: £256,500 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CO2 0NJ
6 Greenfield Houses, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NJ
Sold Mar 2025
£385,0004 Greenfield Houses, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NJ
Sold May 2020
£280,00042 Greenfield Houses, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NJ
Sold Oct 2019
£256,50028 Greenfield Houses, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NJ
Sold Mar 2017
£100,00012 Greenfield Houses, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NJ
Sold Apr 2016
£260,000
Versus other Greenfield Houses homes
EPC Rating for 19 Greenfield Houses lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,364
Street avg £2,294
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
311/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Mill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







