Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Blackburn House, 32 Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH
4 planning records
Last sold (2022)
£5,100,000
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- CO3 3HH recent median£160,000
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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Floor area
No EPC on record
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in CO3 3HH
5 sales, median £160,000 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 4 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Blackburn House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
3 November 2022Most recent
£5,100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 3HH: £160,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO3 3HH
Essex House, Apartment 19, 42 Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH
Sold Mar 2025
£125,000Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH
Sold Dec 2024
£148,00019 Priory Court, Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH
Sold Sept 2023
£160,00023 Priory Court, Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH
Sold Jul 2023
£180,00017 Priory Court, Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH
Sold Oct 2022
£174,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Blackburn House, 32 Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Blackburn House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Blackburn House is a property in Colchester (CO3 3HH).
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold November 2022 for £5,100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Blackburn House, 32 Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Blackburn House has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at Blackburn House, 32 Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH
4decisions56documents10nearby
Flagged:Change of use
- Dec 2018Change of UseAmendmentOutcome in report
Notification for Prior Approval of a change of use from office block (B1a) to 14 no. residential dwellings.
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 182609
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationApr 2021Decision
- Change of UseSept 2020Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
229/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Maldon Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Colchester Royal Grammar School. 34 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolSecondary375m
- The Sixth Form College Colchester16 plus410m
- St John's Green Primary SchoolPrimary480m
- Colchester Institute16 plus708m
Nearest stops
- Maldon RoadBus stop99m
- Crouch StreetBus stop109m
- Essex County HospitalBus stop119m
- Police StationBus stop234m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,283 reports43%
- Anti-social Behaviour305 reports10%
- Shoplifting243 reports8%
- Public Order222 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 3HH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for Blackburn House because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in CO3 3HH.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Blackburn House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for Blackburn House. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Blackburn House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 34 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 3HH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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