31 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EY
About 31 Church Street
31 Church Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2EY). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since June 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 sits 266.3% above the 1999 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 61.1% below the postcode norm. At 71 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 9 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 Church Street has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 31 Church Street was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 June 1999Most recent
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2EY: £290,000 (2016–2015).
Nearby sales in CO6 2EY
37 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EY
Sold Oct 2016
£290,00039a, Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EY
Sold Aug 2016
£338,50035 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EY
Sold Mar 2016
£250,00012 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EY
Sold Nov 2015
£442,5006 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EY
Sold Aug 2015
£287,500
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Versus other Church Street homes
On price per m², 31 Church Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,127
Street avg £2,826
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.0 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB