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About 5 Chapel Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 3.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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 69.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in March 2017.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jul 2019
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Chapel Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2017)
£178,500
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Chapel Street homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 5 Chapel Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,387
Street avg £2,942
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 7JS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
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