13 The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH
About 13 The Crescent
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.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded to triple glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
13 The Crescent has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£155,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 5 years.
£151,550
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2022Most recent
£151,550
+37.8%over 5 years12 April 2017
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4EH: £380,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in CO6 4EH
6 The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH
Sold Oct 2022
£425,00033 The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH
Sold May 2022
£335,00010 The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH
Sold May 2022
£380,000Percheron, The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH
Sold Sept 2021
£415,00019 The Crescent, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EH
Sold Sept 2021
£264,000
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Versus other The Crescent homes
On epc rating, 13 The Crescent runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 48 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
Old House Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB