CO1 2BL is a residential postcode located on Charles Street, Colchester, CO1. It is the 1317th largest postcode in the CO1 area.
It contains 40 residential addresses consisting of 33 houses and 7 flats and the most common type of property is a period house built between 1800 and 1911.
The average house value is £213,646. Sales values have decreased in the last 12 months by 0.7% and Rental values have increased by 8.2%.
Property sale values range from £129,218 for a leasehold flat, with 1 bedrooms split across 377 square feet of gross internal area and has a garden to £270,410 for a freehold house, with 3 bedrooms split across 872 square feet of gross internal area and has a garden.
Average £/ft2 for properties in CO1 2BL is £339/ft2.
Properties achieve a rental yield of between 5.7% and 7.4%, and rental values range from £786 to £1,301 per month.
The last sale was 18 May 2023 for £220,000 and since then the market in the area as increased by -1.3%. The postcode has had a total of 4 sales since 1995.
CO1 2BL has seen 4 sales in the last three years and no sales in the last twelve months.
CO1 2BL is the 1317th largest and the 458th most expensive postcode out of the 1,454 postcodes in the CO1 area.
CO1 2BL is a residential postcode located on Charles Street, Colchester, CO1 with 33 houses and 7 flats within its bounds.
The most common property type in CO1 2BL is a period house built between 1800 and 1911.
The homes are generally period in style with the most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating being D.
The closest station to CO1 2BL is Colchester Town station which is 500 m away.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around CO1 2BL, 41.3% of property is privately rented and 24.0% is socially rented.
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The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around CO1 2BL, 17.3% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 26.8% as possessing degree level qualifications.
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The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around CO1 2BL, the average age was 33.3 and the most common age was 22.
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The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around CO1 2BL, 0.7% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for East of England and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around CO1 2BL, there are an average of 0.9 cars per household.
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