Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started17 Darkhouse Lane, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HJ
About 17 Darkhouse Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Darkhouse Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rowhedge, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–138 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 20 units on file. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 is 15.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 16.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (December 2017).
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 gardenYes
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Sept 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£192,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2017)
£166,495
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Darkhouse Lane homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 17 Darkhouse Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,973
Street avg £2,512
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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
0.1 km
Shipyard Corner — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 7HJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Darkhouse Lane, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.