8 Brigadier House, Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7LD
About 8 Brigadier House
8 Brigadier House is a two-bedroom property in Colchester (CO2 7LD). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft) and council tax band B. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 27.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £320,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Underfloor heatingYes
- ConciergeYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
8 Brigadier House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 Brigadier House 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
8 Brigadier House saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 8 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
18 October 2022Most recent
£320,000
+21.2%over 3 years30 October 2018
£264,000
+10.0%over 4 years25 June 2014
£239,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 7LD: £245,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in CO2 7LD
12 Brigadier House, Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7LD
Sold Dec 2022
£285,00016 Brigadier House, Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7LD
Sold Oct 2022
£390,0007 Brigadier House, Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7LD
Sold Oct 2022
£245,00017 Brigadier House, Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7LD
Sold Mar 2021
£190,0009 Brigadier House, Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7LD
Sold Oct 2020
£218,000
Versus other Captain Gardens homes
Floor Area for 8 Brigadier House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,441
Street avg £2,921
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Years Held
4 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
0.0 km
Plum Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St. George's School. 35 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
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







