23 Caelum Drive, Colchester, CO2 8FN
About 23 Caelum Drive
23 Caelum Drive is an end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO2 8FN). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. At 64 m² this is the 48th smallest of 67 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–103 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 67 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sold March 2022 for £177,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year.
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Planning history
23 Caelum Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£165,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 14 years.
£177,500
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
8 March 2022Most recent
£177,500
+36.5%over 5 years30 March 2016
£130,000
5 February 2016
£130,000
-2.3%over 7 years2 June 2008
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 8FN: £138,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CO2 8FN
Versus other Caelum Drive homes
CO₂ Emissions for 23 Caelum Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,773
Street avg £2,642
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Albany Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Kendall Church of England Primary School. 24 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
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB







