What kind of home is 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU?

8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU sell for?

8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU last sold for £71,500 in April 2000, around 26 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £60,000 in March 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between March 1995 and April 2000, 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU rose from £60,000 to £71,500, a change of £11,500. That works out to roughly +3.5% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU?

The current EPC rating for 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in December 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU?

8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (667 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU use?

The latest EPC at 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU?

8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU is in council tax band C.

Which area is 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU in?

8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU sits in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU?

Police records around 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU?

The closest primary school to 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU is Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School (453m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Ramsey Academy, Halstead (3.0km).

What is the nearest station to 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU?

The closest bus stop to 8 Brook Street, CO6 2EU is Brook Street, 65m away. In total there are 19 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Brook Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EU

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

62 m²

667 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 8 Brook Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Brook Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2EU). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in April 2000. Across 1995–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 sits 256.6% above the 2000 sale of £71,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 43.5% below the postcode norm. At 62 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

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

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2021

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2021from Oct 2009

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting

13%50%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Brook Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Brook Street has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Brook Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).

Current estimate

£255,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2000)

£71,500

Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

19 April 2000Most recent
£71,500
-6.5%over 1 year
18 December 1998
£76,500
+27.5%over 3 years
24 March 1995
£60,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2EU: £260,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in CO6 2EU

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On the street

Versus other Brook Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Brook Street outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,153

Street avg £3,100

Strongly below

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Below

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Colchester report

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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 2EU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 2EU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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