What kind of home is Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN?

Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN?

Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN last sold for £225,000 in March 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £60,000 in December 1995, so prices have been rising over 23 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN?

Across 2 sales between December 1995 and March 2019, Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN rose from £60,000 to £225,000, a change of £165,000. That works out to roughly +5.8% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN have?

The current EPC rating for Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in January 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN?

Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (635 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO2 0NN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN use?

The latest EPC at Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN have?

Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in March 2022 under ref. 220385. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN?

Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN is in council tax band C.

Which area is Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN in?

Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN sits in Birch, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO2 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN?

Police records around Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN 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 Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN?

The closest primary school to Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN is Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (995m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN?

The closest bus stop to Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, CO2 0NN is Hare and Hounds, 107m away. In total there are 24 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NN

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

59 m²

635 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Die Puppenstube

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

Die Puppenstube is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birch, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0NN). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 59 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 31.6% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2019 at £225,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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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.

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Die Puppenstube has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at Die Puppenstube, Birch Street, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NN

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Mar 2022
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification for prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension extending 6.00 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, with a maximum height of 3.65 metres, and eaves height of 2.80 metres.
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
220385
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.

Current estimate

£296,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£225,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

29 March 2019Most recent
£225,000
+275.0%over 23 years
20 December 1995
£60,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in CO2 0NN: £620,000 (2022–2019).

Nearby sales in CO2 0NN

On the street

Versus other Birch Street homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, Die Puppenstube runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

57 (D)

Street avg 53 (E)

Above

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.1 km

Hare and Hounds — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 0NN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

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