What type of property is Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH?

Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH is a detached house.

When did Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH last change hands?

Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH last sold for £140,000 in September 2025. Before that, it sold for £145,000 in August 2020, so prices have been flat over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between August 2020 and September 2025, Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH fell from £145,000 to £140,000, a change of £5,000. That works out to roughly -0.7% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH?

The current EPC rating for Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in April 2019. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH?

Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (517 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH heated?

The latest EPC at Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH records electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH located?

Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH?

Police records around Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH?

The closest primary school to Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH is St John's Green Primary School (480m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Colchester Royal Grammar School (375m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH?

The closest bus stop to Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH is Maldon Road, 99m away. The nearest rail option is Colchester City Rail Station, 849m away.

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Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH

Property type

Detached

Floor mid floor

Floor area

48 m²

517 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Overview

About Essex House

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

Essex House is a detached house in Colchester (CO3 3HH). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft). At 48 m² this is the 7th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in Essex House, where floor areas span 40–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £140,000. Across 2020–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.7% per year.

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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.

Essex House's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.4 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Essex House, Apartment 4, 42 Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Essex House has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Current estimate

£137,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.7% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£140,000

Growth on file: -0.7% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

9 September 2025Most recent
£140,000
-3.4%over 5 years
25 August 2020
£145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 3HH: £160,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CO3 3HH

On the street

Versus other Crouch Street homes

Four headline reads against 87 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Essex House runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,917

Street avg £2,805

Above

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 51 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Above

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 7 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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.

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Noise

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

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Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 3HH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.8dB

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