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Get started2 Darkhouse Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Rowhedge, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 55 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (55–138 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 1.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 is 11.3% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £160,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£178,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 3 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 3 years.
Floor Area for 2 Darkhouse Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,909
Street avg £2,516
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
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30 November 2021Most recent
£160,000
+6.0%over 3 years30 July 2018
£151,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7HJ: £160,000 (2022–2018).
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
CO5 7SB
Closest school
0.4 km
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge. 8 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB
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