What type of property is 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX?

26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX sell for?

26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX last sold for £307,000 in June 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £60,000 in May 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between May 1998 and June 2023, 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX rose from £60,000 to £307,000, a change of £247,000. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX have?

The current EPC rating for 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in April 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX?

26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (1,109 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 45% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 0AX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX heated?

The latest EPC at 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX?

26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX is in council tax band C.

Where is 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX located?

26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX?

Police records around 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX?

The closest primary school to 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX is Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery (433m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Colchester Academy (1.5km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX?

The closest bus stop to 26 Norfolk Crescent, CO4 0AX is Goring Road West, 152m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Norfolk Crescent, Colchester, CO4 0AX

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

103 m²

1109 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 26 Norfolk Crescent

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

26 Norfolk Crescent is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Last sale on file: £307,000 in June 2023.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Outside

GarageYes
LandYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

26 Norfolk Crescent's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Apr 2025

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Norfolk Crescent, Colchester, CO4 0AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Norfolk Crescent has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

26 Norfolk Crescent has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£334,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£307,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

21 June 2023Most recent
£307,000
+122.5%over 20 years
28 April 2003
£138,000
+130.0%over 4 years
19 May 1998
£60,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AX: £300,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in CO4 0AX

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On the street

Versus other Norfolk Crescent homes

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

26 Norfolk Crescent outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,981

Street avg £3,244

On par

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

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.

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

Goring Road West — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 0AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 0AX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

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