What type of property is 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX?

21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX?

21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX last sold for £390,000 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £210,000 in June 2008, so prices have been rising over 13 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between June 2008 and October 2021, 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX rose from £210,000 to £390,000, a change of £180,000. That works out to roughly +4.8% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX have?

The current EPC rating for 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in February 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX?

21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 40% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 0LX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX heated?

The latest EPC at 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX had any planning applications?

21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in April 2009 under ref. 090174. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX?

21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX is in council tax band D.

Where is 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX located?

21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

Is 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX in a safe area?

Police records around 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX 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 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX?

The closest primary school to 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX is St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester (335m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Gilberd School (1.2km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX?

The closest bus stop to 21 Belmont Crescent, CO4 0LX is Belmont Crescent, 142m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Belmont Crescent, Colchester, CO4 0LX

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Belmont Crescent

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

21 Belmont Crescent is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0LX). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Sold October 2021 for £390,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

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

21 Belmont Crescent ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Belmont Crescent, Colchester, CO4 0LX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Belmont Crescent has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Apr 2009
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
090174
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What's in 21 Belmont Crescent, Colchester, CO4 0LX's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

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 21 Belmont Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£402,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£390,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

21 October 2021Most recent
£390,000
+85.7%over 13 years
26 June 2008
£210,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0LX: £298,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Belmont Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 21 Belmont Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,861

Street avg £3,708

On par

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Above

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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

0.1 km

Belmont Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 0LX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

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