1 Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
About 1 Chapel Street
1 Chapel Street is an end-of-terrace house in Rowhedge, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7JS). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2006–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 sits 67.7% above the 2013 sale of £133,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in February 2013.
Energy performance
1 Chapel Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Chapel Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
1 application on record at 1 Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
- Feb 2017HeritageOutcome in report
Listed building appliation for subdivision of 1A Chapel Street and 7 Head Street, Rowhedge CO5 7GS, back into two propertied amalgamated previously under planning Application COL/00/1715.
Listed- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 163200
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Sales history & valuation
1 Chapel Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 7 years.
£133,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2013Most recent
£133,000
+6.4%over 6 years14 August 2006
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7JS: £295,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CO5 7JS
30 Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
Sold Dec 2023
£289,5007 Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
Sold Jul 2023
£226,00017 Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
Sold Jan 2022
£295,0002 Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
Sold Dec 2021
£395,00018 Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
Sold Sept 2021
£320,000
Versus other Chapel Street homes
Floor Area for 1 Chapel Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,606
Street avg £3,034
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







