Skip to content

13 The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH

Property type
Detached
Floor Ground
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
47 m²
506 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 13 The Crescent

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

13 The Crescent is a one-bedroom detached house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4EH). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. At 47 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 30 units on file.

At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 40.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £151,550 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 13 The Crescent

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2016from Nov 2011
Windows
Full DoubleTriple

Windows upgraded to triple glazing

Low Energy Lighting
50%83%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

13 The Crescent 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£155,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 5 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£151,550

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 August 2022Most recent

    £151,550

    +37.8%over 5 years
  2. 12 April 2017

    £110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4EH: £380,000 (2022–2021).

Before you offer

Everything we know about 13 The Crescent, in one report

What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

  • Am I paying too much?
  • Is something wrong with it?
  • Is the agent's story true?
  • Will it hold its value?
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers
Preview of the full property report
On the street

Versus other The Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 13 The Crescent runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

57 (D)

Street avg 66 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

47 m²

Street avg 48 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par
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.

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

Old House Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

The Bishop William Ward 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 4EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 4EH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 4EH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 13 The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.