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8 Brinkley Crescent, Colchester, CO4 3ED

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
50 m²
538 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 8 Brinkley Crescent

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

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 78.2% 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.

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
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Brinkley Crescent

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Current Certificate
May 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 18 May 2031

4 years remaining
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Brinkley Crescent, Colchester, CO4 3ED, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Brinkley Crescent has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

8 notable applications 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

£282,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£270,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 August 2021Most recent

    £270,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3ED: £275,000 (2025–2024).

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.

Price per m² for 8 Brinkley Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,400

Street avg £3,339

Strongly above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Brinkley Crescent

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£258k

1 Brinkley Crescent

CO4 3ED

2 bed
£282k

1 Booth Avenue

CO4 3BB

3 bed
£276k

1 Almond Way

CO4 3LJ

3 bed1 bath
£269k

1 Ashdown Way

CO4 3QU

3 bed1 bath
£259k

1 Aspen Way

CO4 3NJ

3 bed1 bath
£314k

1 Broadmead Road

CO4 3HB

3 bed1 bath
£138k

1 Affleck Road

CO4 3XR

2 bed
£230k

1 Arrow Road

CO4 3TA

3 bed
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

Crime

430/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

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for CO4 3ED

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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Brinkley Crescent, Colchester, CO4 3ED. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.