14 Brook Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EU
About 14 Brook Street
14 Brook Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2EU). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in November 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 is 41.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 64.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
14 Brook Street has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2008ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00318/FUL
What's in 14 Brook Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 5 years.
£378,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
6 November 2007Most recent
£378,000
+60.9%over 5 years18 June 2002
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2EU: £260,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CO6 2EU
6 Brook Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EU
Sold Aug 2025
£260,00010 Brook Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EU
Sold Feb 2024
£470,0001 Brook Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EU
Sold Feb 2023
£660,0004a, Brook Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EU
Sold Sept 2021
£195,0002 Brook Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EU
Sold Aug 2009
£170,000
Everything we know about 14 Brook Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Brook Street homes
Floor Area for 14 Brook Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,124
Street avg £2,853
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Brook Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB