5 Chapel Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JS
About 5 Chapel Street
5 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 567 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 latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 53 m² it's 29.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 26 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2010–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 is 32.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 70.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in March 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Chapel Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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
5 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
5 Chapel Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 7 years.
£178,500
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
16 March 2017Most recent
£178,500
+30.3%over 6 years3 May 2010
£136,995
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
EPC Rating for 5 Chapel Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,387
Street avg £2,993
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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.
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







