What kind of home is 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ?

34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ last change hands?

34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ last sold for £140,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £85,000 in June 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between June 2005 and February 2022, 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ rose from £85,000 to £140,000, a change of £55,000. That works out to roughly +3% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ?

The current EPC rating for 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in November 2021. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ?

34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (474 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO2 7LZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ use?

The latest EPC at 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ?

34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ in?

34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO2 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ?

Police records around 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ 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 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ?

The closest primary school to 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ is St. George's School (449m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Thomas Lord Audley School (1.2km), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ?

The closest bus stop to 34 Brookside Close, CO2 7LZ is Roosevelt Way, 203m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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34 Brookside Close, Colchester, CO2 7LZ

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 02

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

44 m²

474 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 34 Brookside Close

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

34 Brookside Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO2 7LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–129 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 29 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 52.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £140,000 in February 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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

ParkingAllocated

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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

C74

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34 Brookside Close, Colchester, CO2 7LZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

34 Brookside Close 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£145,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£140,000

Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

28 February 2022Most recent
£140,000
+48.9%over 5 years
26 May 2016
£94,000
+10.6%over 10 years
9 June 2005
£85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 7LZ: £280,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in CO2 7LZ

On the street

Versus other Brookside Close homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 34 Brookside Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,182

Street avg £2,022

Strongly above

Floor Area

44 m²

Street avg 50 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Amies Court, Grimston Road

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1 Battalion Walk

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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

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

0.2 km

Roosevelt Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St. George's School. 31 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 7LZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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