3 Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
About 3 Chapel Street
3 Chapel Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rowhedge, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7JS). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £225,000 in August 2021. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 113.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 28.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 26 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 June 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, is a listed building, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 Chapel 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
Price for 3 Chapel Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
19 August 2021Most recent
£225,000
+33.1%over 5 years18 February 2016
£169,000
+24.8%over 5 years20 May 2010
£135,407
+8.3%over 4 years23 January 2006
£125,000
+129.4%over 6 years28 June 1999
£54,500
+18.6%over 2 years10 April 1997
£45,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7JS: £289,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO5 7JS
11 Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
Sold Nov 2025
£225,00030 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
£395,000
Versus other Chapel Street homes
3 Chapel Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,245
Street avg £3,054
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 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
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
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







