Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£366,000
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£366,000
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The estimate for 1a is modelled from its 51 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 7JS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
51 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2012
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2019
Recent sales in CO5 7JS
5 sales, median £289,500 (2025–2021)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 5 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
1a has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
27 March 2019Most recent
£320,000
+274.3%over 19 years31 March 1999
£85,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7JS: £289,500 (2025–2021).
11 Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
Sold Nov 2025
30 Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
Sold Dec 2023
7 Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
Sold Jul 2023
17 Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
Sold Jan 2022
2 Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
Sold Dec 2021
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1a is a three-bedroom 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 E. 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. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 is 14.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£582/sq ft) was about 209.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £320,000 in March 2019.
1a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2022
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 March 2022
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
5 applications on record at 1a, Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension with roof lights, remodelling of existing kitchen with new roof light over, relocation of existing internal window, formation of new front door in existing window opening, replacement of existing double doors, removal of internal partitions, relocation of existing stair
+ 2 more applications in the report
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1a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,270
Street avg £2,947
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
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.
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