2 Bream Court, Colchester, CO4 3EW
About 2 Bream Court
2 Bream Court is a detached house in Colchester (CO4 3EW). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 is 20.8% below the 2022 sale of £510,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £510,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 March 2032
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Planning history
2 Bream Court has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2 Bream Court has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 23 years.
£510,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
10 May 2022Most recent
£510,000
+121.7%over 15 years3 May 2007
£230,000
+7.0%over 3 years19 August 2003
£215,000
+72.0%over 4 years27 July 1999
£125,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO4 3EW: £268,000 (2022–1998).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
430/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Owls Retreat — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Hazelmere Junior School. 16 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







