10 Darkhouse Lane, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HJ
About 10 Darkhouse Lane
10 Darkhouse Lane is a mid-terrace house in Rowhedge, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 77 m² it's 28.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 19 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 is 12.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 20.7% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £158,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
10 Darkhouse Lane has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
10 Darkhouse Lane changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£178,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.4% per year over 5 years.
£158,000
Growth on file: -0.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
28 April 2022Most recent
£158,000
+31.7%over 1 year24 February 2021
£120,000
-25.5%over 3 years2 August 2017
£161,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7HJ: £160,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in CO5 7HJ
2 Darkhouse Lane, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HJ
Sold Nov 2021
£160,0001a, Darkhouse Lane, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HJ
Sold Dec 2020
£163,0006 Darkhouse Lane, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HJ
Sold Aug 2019
£160,00014 Darkhouse Lane, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HJ
Sold Nov 2018
£170,00016 Darkhouse Lane, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HJ
Sold Oct 2018
£115,000
Versus other Darkhouse Lane homes
10 Darkhouse Lane is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,052
Street avg £2,569
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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
0.1 km
Shipyard Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB