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Vicarage Court, Flat 20, Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RW

4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
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 mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO3 4RW). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 70 m² this is the 6th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in Vicarage Court, where floor areas span 56–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (60 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Last sale on file: £200,000 in October 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2005–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 28.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
  • Bathrooms2
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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21st century1st Floor FlatEPC DNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Vicarage Court, Flat 20, Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RW, 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.

Latest sale on Vicarage Court was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£203,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£200,000

Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 October 2024Most recent

    £200,000

    +37.9%over 9 years
  2. 21 May 2015

    £145,000

    +6.2%over 3 years
  3. 22 September 2011

    £136,500

    -7.3%over 6 years
  4. 29 June 2005

    £147,245

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4RW: £170,000 (2022–2014).

On the street

Versus other Shrub End Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Vicarage Court runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,857

Street avg £2,286

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Vicarage Court

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

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
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.

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

Gosbecks Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Gosbecks Primary School. 22 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 4RW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO3 4RW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 4RW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Vicarage Court, Flat 20, Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.