8 Brinkley Crescent, Colchester, CO4 3ED
About 8 Brinkley Crescent
8 Brinkley Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 3ED). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£502/sq ft) was about 85.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 29 EPCs). Sold August 2021 for £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Brinkley Crescent has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Brinkley Crescent
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 August 2021Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3ED: £275,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in CO4 3ED
41 Brinkley Crescent, Colchester, CO4 3ED
Sold Dec 2024
£274,00051 Brinkley Crescent, Colchester, CO4 3ED
Sold Jul 2024
£291,50011 Brinkley Crescent, Colchester, CO4 3ED
Sold May 2024
£290,00010 Brinkley Crescent, Colchester, CO4 3ED
Sold Apr 2024
£275,00029 Brinkley Crescent, Colchester, CO4 3ED
Sold Aug 2023
£222,000
Everything we know about 8 Brinkley Crescent, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Brinkley Crescent homes
Price per m² for 8 Brinkley Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,400
Street avg £3,315
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB