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
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 October 2033
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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.
£340,000
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: £257,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CO5 7HW
14 West Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HW
Sold Feb 2025
£257,0004 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
£260,000
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 3.2 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
92/mo
Falling 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







