6 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX
About 6 Captain Gardens
6 Captain Gardens is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO2 7FX). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £305,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
6 Captain Gardens's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
6 Captain Gardens has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 6 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX
- Nov 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 172384
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Sales history & valuation
6 Captain Gardens saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 5 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
14 February 2020Most recent
£305,000
+17.3%over 2 years3 August 2017
£260,000
+36.8%over 2 years25 September 2014
£189,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 7FX: £247,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO2 7FX
19 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX
Sold Jun 2025
£199,00017 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX
Sold Mar 2025
£203,0002 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX
Sold Mar 2023
£247,50026 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX
Sold Nov 2022
£260,00022 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX
Sold Sept 2022
£275,000
Versus other Captain Gardens homes
6 Captain Gardens outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,990
Street avg £2,725
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 8 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Napier Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St. George's School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







