What kind of home is Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH?

Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH is a detached house.

What did Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH sell for?

Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH last sold for £148,000 in December 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £160,000 in October 2019, so prices have been falling over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH changed over time?

Across 2 sales between October 2019 and December 2024, Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH fell from £160,000 to £148,000, a change of £12,000. That works out to roughly -1.5% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH?

The current EPC rating for Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in April 2019. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH?

Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH use?

The latest EPC at Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH records electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH in?

Essex House, Apartment 5, 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 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH?

Police records around Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH show an average of 229 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH?

The closest primary school to Essex House, Apartment 5, 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.

How well connected is Essex House, Apartment 5, 42 Crouch Street, CO3 3HH?

The closest bus stop to Essex House, Apartment 5, 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 5, 42 Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3HH

Property type

Detached

Floor mid floor

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

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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 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

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 2019

EPC Rating

D68

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

2 years remaining

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Planning

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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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Current estimate

£151,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.5% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£148,000

Growth on file: -1.5% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

18 December 2024Most recent
£148,000
-7.5%over 5 years
23 October 2019
£160,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 3HH: £174,000 (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.

Years Held for Essex House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,792

Street avg £2,811

On par

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 51 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Below

Years Held

2 years

Street avg 8 years

Strongly below

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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.

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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.

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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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 3HH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.8dB

Low

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