Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH
Estimated value
£151,000
- Since the 2024 sale (£148,000)+2%
- Against CO3 3HH's recent median (£174,000)-13%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Floor mid floor
Floor area
53 m²
570 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
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Our estimate
£151,000
- Against its 2024 sale (£148,000)+2%
- Against CO3 3HH's recent median (£174,000)-13%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Essex House is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 3HH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
53 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2019
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024
Recent sales in CO3 3HH
5 sales, median £174,000 (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 | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
Sales timeline
18 December 2024Most recent
£148,000
-7.5%over 5 years23 October 2019
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 3HH: £174,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO3 3HH
Essex House, Apartment 19, 42 Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH
Sold Mar 2025
£125,00019 Priory Court, Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH
Sold Sept 2023
£160,00023 Priory Court, Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH
Sold Jul 2023
£180,000Blackburn House, 32 Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH
Sold Nov 2022
£5,100,00017 Priory Court, Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH
Sold Oct 2022
£174,000
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2 potential issues have already been flagged for Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 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 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 53 m² (around 570 sq ft). At 53 m² this is the 16th 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 bottom. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs). Across 2019–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.5% per year. Last sale on file: £148,000 in December 2024.
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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.
Current Certificate
Apr 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 April 2029
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Essex House has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Crouch Street homes
Four headline reads against 87 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Essex House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,792
Street avg £2,811
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 51 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Years Held
2 years
Street avg 8 years
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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Essex House is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 3HH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Essex House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Essex House was lodged in April 2019 at band D and is valid until April 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Essex 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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