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Vicarage Court, Flat 8, Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RP

EPC B3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
52 m²
560 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Vicarage Court

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

Vicarage Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 4RP). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2012) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 52 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in Vicarage Court, where floor areas span 38–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (81 versus a worst of 64).

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2005–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 35.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (December 2017).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Vicarage Court ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Oct 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

21st centuryGround Floor FlatEPC BNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Vicarage Court, Flat 8, Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Vicarage Court has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

£173,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 12 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£168,500

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 December 2017Most recent

    £168,500

    +39.3%over 4 years

  2. 7 April 2013

    £121,000

    -6.9%over 7 years

  3. 11 August 2005

    £130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4RP: £155,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Shrub End Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Vicarage Court outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,240

Street avg £2,530

Strongly above

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

On par
Before you decide

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The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£173k

Vicarage Court, Flat 7, Shrub End Road

CO3 4RP

Flat2 bed1 bath
£179k

Vicarage Court, Flat 1, Shrub End Road

CO3 4RP

Flat2 bed1 bath
£183k

Vicarage Court, Flat 10, Shrub End Road

CO3 4RP

Flat2 bed1 bath
£163k

Vicarage Court, Flat 6, Shrub End Road

CO3 4RP

Flat2 bed
£185k

Vicarage Court, Flat 16, Shrub End Road

CO3 4RW

Flat2 bed
£161k

Vicarage Court, Flat 4, Shrub End Road

CO3 4RP

Flat2 bed1 bath
£186k

Vicarage Court, Flat 21, Shrub End Road

CO3 4RW

Flat2 bed
£187k

Vicarage Court, Flat 13, Shrub End Road

CO3 4RW

Flat2 bed2 bath
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.
Full Colchester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Leather Bottle — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Gosbecks Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 4RP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO3 4RP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 4RP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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