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

EPC B3 sales on record

Estimated value

£168,000

  • Since the 2017 sale (£168,500)0%
  • Against CO3 4RP's recent median (£155,000)+8%

Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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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
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£168,000

  • Against its 2017 sale (£168,500)0%
  • Against CO3 4RP's recent median (£155,000)+8%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Vicarage Court is modelled from its 52 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 4RP. 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

    52 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2012

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2017

  • Recent sales in CO3 4RP

    5 sales, median £155,000 (2026–2019)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: April 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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 (2026–2019).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for Vicarage Court, Flat 8, Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RP. 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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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 35.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 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

Current Certificate
Oct 2012

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

Certificate validity

Expired on 25 October 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let
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.

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 £2,563

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
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

229/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.

Nearest schools

  • Gosbecks Primary SchoolPrimary272m
  • Paxman AcademySecondary611m
  • Prettygate Junior SchoolPrimary863m
  • Prettygate Infant SchoolPrimary863m

Nearest stops

  • Leather BottleBus stop151m
  • Gosbecks RoadBus stop168m
  • Ash WayBus stop171m
  • Baden Powell DriveBus stop263m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,283 reports43%
  • Anti-social Behaviour305 reports10%
  • Shoplifting243 reports8%
  • Public Order222 reports7%

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
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21st centuryGround Floor FlatEPC BNo mains gas

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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Vicarage Court is modelled from its 52 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 4RP. 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. 3 sales are recorded for Vicarage Court. 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 Vicarage Court was lodged in October 2012 at band B and expired in October 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 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 Vicarage Court. 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 21 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 4RP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Vicarage Court is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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