1 Church Hill, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7EB
About 1 Church Hill
1 Church Hill is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Rowhedge, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7EB). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 is 15.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 43% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A new windows application was refused at 1 Church Hill in 2024.
3 applications on record at 1 Church Hill, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7EB
- Mar 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Proposed extension and alterations.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/05/0198
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationMar 2024Decision
- RenovationJan 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Church Hill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£426,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 24 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 2022Most recent
£370,000
+89.7%over 7 years16 April 2015
£195,000
+160.0%over 16 years18 December 1998
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7EB: £270,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in CO5 7EB
13 Church Hill, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7EB
Sold Oct 2022
£275,0008 Church Hill, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7EB
Sold Jun 2022
£247,50010 Church Hill, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7EB
Sold May 2022
£270,00017 Church Hill, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7EB
Sold Nov 2020
£300,0004 Church Hill, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7EB
Sold Aug 2011
£119,000
Versus other Church Hill homes
Floor Area for 1 Church Hill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,846
Street avg £2,747
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Taylor's Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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