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10 West Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HW

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
55 m²
592 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 10 West Street

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

10 West Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rowhedge, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7HW). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 55 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 26 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 is 23% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 60.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £196,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • ConservatoryYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 10 West Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

10 West Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 10 West Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HW

1decisions1extensions7documents
  1. Oct 2022
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Notification for prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension extending 5.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, with a maximum height of 3.5 metres, and eaves height of 2.5 metres.

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    222301
    Full record in report

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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

£241,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£196,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 July 2022Most recent

    £196,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7HW: £250,000 (2024–2023).

On the street

Versus other West Street homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 10 West Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,564

Street avg £2,838

Above

Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Below
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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£250k

1 Donyland Way, Rowhedge

CO5 7JA

2 bed
£358k

1 Creek View Cottages, Maldon Road, Great Wigborough

CO5 7SB

2 bed1 bath
£313k

1 Dudley Road, Fingringhoe

CO5 7DS

3 bed
£340k

1 Church Street, Rowhedge

CO5 7EX

3 bed
£343k

1 Causeway Cottages, Mersea Road, Langenhoe

CO5 7LQ

3 bed1 bath
£455k

1 Hall Cottages, Malting Road, Peldon

CO5 7PU

3 bed2 bath
£461k

1 Colne Rise, Rowhedge

CO5 7EH

3 bed2 bath
£239k

1 Bridge Row, Rowhedge

CO5 7DH

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.
Full Colchester report

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

0.3 km

St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge. 8 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 7HW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO5 7HW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 7HW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
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70 dB
75 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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