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Compass House, Flat 13, 1 Marina Walk, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7DL

EPC B
Property type
Detached
Floor top floor
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
Overview

About Compass House

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

Compass House is a detached house in Rowhedge, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7DL). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2020) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. At 81 m² this is the 14th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in Compass House, where floor areas span 50–81 m².

At 81 m² it's 20.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 27 EPCs). Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 26.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Compass House's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.2 t/year
Occupancy
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Compass House, Flat 13, 1 Marina Walk, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Compass House has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

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

£309,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.7% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£325,000

Growth on file: 20.7% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 November 2022Most recent

    £325,000

    +62.5%over 2 years
  2. 29 April 2020

    £200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7DL: £282,500 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Marina Walk homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Compass House stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,012

Street avg £3,352

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 62 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 1.0 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 5 years

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Compass House

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

Pick your report · every report is £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
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Railway Station — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge. 7 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 CO5 7DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO5 7DL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 7DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

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 Compass House, Flat 13, 1 Marina Walk, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7DL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.