16 West Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HW
About 16 West Street
16 West Street is a semi-detached house in Rowhedge, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7HW). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
16 West Street 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
16 West Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£402,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7HW: £250,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in CO5 7HW
4 West Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HW
Sold Aug 2024
£260,0002 West Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HW
Sold Dec 2023
£240,0003 West Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HW
Sold Nov 2023
£250,00013 West Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HW
Sold Nov 2023
£260,0009 West Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HW
Sold Apr 2023
£235,000
Versus other West Street homes
16 West Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.3 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







