What kind of home is 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED?

14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, on a corner plot and which has been extended.

What did 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED sell for?

14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED last sold for £400,000 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £249,999 in May 2018, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 2018 and April 2021, 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED rose from £249,999 to £400,000, a change of £150,001. That works out to roughly +17.5% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED have?

The current EPC rating for 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in November 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED?

14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (861 sq ft), around 20 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 3ED. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED use?

The latest EPC at 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED?

14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey side extension and single-storey extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED?

14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED is in council tax band C.

Which area is 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED in?

14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

Is 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED in a safe area?

Police records around 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED 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.

What schools are near 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED?

The closest primary school to 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED is Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (165m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Colchester Academy (736m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED?

The closest bus stop to 14 Brinkley Crescent, CO4 3ED is Brinkley Crescent, 99m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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14 Brinkley Crescent, Colchester, CO4 3ED

3 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

80 m²

861 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 14 Brinkley Crescent

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

14 Brinkley Crescent is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 3ED). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 80 m² it's 15.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 29 EPCs). Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 is 17.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 79.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes
Corner plotYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Brinkley Crescent, Colchester, CO4 3ED, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Brinkley Crescent has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

Aug 2019
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey extension to west elevation comprising 1 bedroom, playroom (option for bedroom 2) & family bathroom. (Resubmission of 181834).
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
191552
View planning record
Jan 2019
Conditions
In report
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4,5 & 6 of Decision reference 181834.
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
190128
View planning record

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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 14 Brinkley Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£471,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.5% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£400,000

Growth on file: 17.5% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

21 April 2021Most recent
£400,000
+60.0%over 2 years
22 May 2018
£249,999

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3ED: £275,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in CO4 3ED

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On the street

Versus other Brinkley Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

14 Brinkley Crescent outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,000

Street avg £3,330

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

On par

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Area

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Brinkley Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 3ED from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 3ED

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low

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