What kind of home is 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX?

1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX?

1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX last sold for £258,000 in February 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £250,000 in June 2018, so prices have been flat over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX?

Across 2 sales between June 2018 and February 2020, 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX rose from £250,000 to £258,000, a change of £8,000. That works out to roughly +1.9% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX?

The current EPC rating for 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in June 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX?

1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (689 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO3 8BX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX use?

The latest EPC at 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX in?

1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX sits in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

Is 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX in a safe area?

Police records around 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX?

The closest primary school to 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX is Lakelands Primary School (947m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (1.3km).

What is the nearest station to 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX?

The closest bus stop to 1 Flamingo Crescent, CO3 8BX is Stane Retail Park, 227m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Flamingo Crescent, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8BX

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

64 m²

689 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

Overview

About 1 Flamingo Crescent

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

1 Flamingo Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 8BX). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft). The latest certificate (June 2018) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96).

At 64 m² it's 24.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 11 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2018–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 is 17.4% above the 2020 sale price. Sold February 2020 for £258,000.

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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Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Flamingo Crescent's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.1 t/year

Occupancy

—

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Flamingo Crescent, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Flamingo Crescent has no planning applications on record.

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1 notable application 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£303,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£258,000

Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

28 February 2020Most recent
£258,000
+3.2%over 1 year
28 June 2018
£250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 8BX: £298,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in CO3 8BX

On the street

Versus other Flamingo Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 1 Flamingo Crescent runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,031

Street avg £3,786

Above

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.1 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

6 years

Street avg 6 years

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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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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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Stane Retail Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Lakelands Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 8BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

59.3dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 8BX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

52.3dB

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