7 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX
About 7 Captain Gardens
7 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). The latest certificate (November 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 November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.
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. Across 2014–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 is 31% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£211/sq ft) was about 15.2% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- BasementYes
Outside
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
7 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 November 2024
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Planning history
7 Captain Gardens has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
7 Captain Gardens changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.7% per year over 1 year.
£232,000
Growth on file: 16.7% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
14 July 2015Most recent
£232,000
+16.7%over 7 months28 November 2014
£198,845
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
7 Captain Gardens outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,275
Street avg £2,758
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Years Held
11 years
Street avg 8 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
311/mo
Steady 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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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
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







