19a, Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
About 19a
19a is a six-bedroom detached house in Rowhedge, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7JS). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1777 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
It hasn't traded since March 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 sits 78.2% above the 2011 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 17.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
19a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
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Planning history
19a has an approved extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 19a, Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
1 live now- Jul 2003ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Single storey conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0851
- More recent applications — locked
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£499,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 15 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
11 March 2011Most recent
£280,000
+394.4%over 13 years23 September 1997
£56,637
-36.7%over 1 year8 August 1996
£89,500
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
On habitable rooms, 19a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,696
Street avg £3,082
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
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