What type of property is 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY?

8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY?

8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY last sold for £468,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £249,995 in March 2013, so prices have been rising over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between March 2013 and January 2022, 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY rose from £249,995 to £468,000, a change of £218,005. That works out to roughly +7.3% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY?

The current EPC rating for 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. It has dropped from a B recorded in November 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY?

8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (1,206 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO2 7FY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY?

8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY is in council tax band E.

Where is 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY located?

8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO2 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY?

Police records around 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY 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.

Which schools serve 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY?

The closest primary school to 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY is St. George's School (208m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sixth Form College Colchester (1.4km), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY?

The closest bus stop to 8 Brigade Grove, CO2 7FY is Eagle Dr, 174m away. The nearest rail option is Colchester Town Rail Station, 613m away.

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8 Brigade Grove, Colchester, CO2 7FY

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

112 m²

1206 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Brigade Grove

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

8 Brigade Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO2 7FY). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

At 112 m² it's 26.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 32 EPCs). Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 68.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £468,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2021

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Brigade Grove, Colchester, CO2 7FY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Brigade Grove has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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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.

Latest sale on 8 Brigade Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£462,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£468,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

28 January 2022Most recent
£468,000
+87.2%over 8 years
22 March 2013
£249,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 7FY: £325,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in CO2 7FY

On the street

Versus other Brigade Grove homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Brigade Grove outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,179

Street avg £2,787

Strongly above

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

Full Colchester report

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Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Eagle Dr — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St. George's School. 35 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO2 7FY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 7FY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low

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70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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