Property History

2, MERLIN END, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 3FW

All transactions shown for this property are Category A sales. This means all sales were at market value in an arms length transaction.

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Date Price £/sq ft (based on EPC) Type Tenure New Build? Category
25-10-2024 £475,000 £292 Detached Freehold No A
05-05-2004 £268,000 £165 Detached Freehold No A
31-08-2001 £173,000 £106 Detached Freehold No A

Matched EPC Certificates

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Lodgement Date Rating Potential Address floor space (sq ft) Match Score View
02 May 2024 D C 2 Merlin End 1,625 High (100) View

Estimated Council Tax

2026/27 estimate

£2,283–£2,790 per year

Likely Bands D–E · standard two-adult charge

Based on 3 recorded sales, adjusted to 1991 values using house-price indices.

This is an estimate, not the property's official band or bill. It uses Colchester average Council Tax charges; the actual amount can vary by parish, local levy, discounts, premiums and exemptions.

Property Deprivation Information
Colchester 022G (E01021705)
Note: “Deprivation” is a statistical term about access to resources and services; it is not a label on people or places.
Decile
6 / 10
Rank
19,104 / 33,755

Higher decile/rank values indicate less deprivation (better).

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Nearby schools

Nearest open primary and secondary schools based on straight-line distance from this property.

4 Good · 1 Inadequate · 5 without a current rating

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Crime Trends in CO4 3FW

Rising

Crime is up 36.9% over the past year, driven by increases in vehicle crime and offset by decreases in burglary.

Compared to the previous 12 months, based on reported crimes within ~500m of this postcode.

Monthly Crime Volume (last 24 months, hover over to see detail)

Shows monthly crime levels over time. Peaks indicate higher crime periods. Latest: 14 crimes
Overall Change
+36.9%
Increasing trend
Rising Most
Vehicle crime
1000% (low volume)
Falling Most
Burglary
-66.7%
Crime Profile for this Postcode (Last 12 months)
Crime Type Total % 12m Change
Violence and sexual offences 48 55.2%
+37.1% vs +0.8% nationally
Vehicle crime 11 12.6%
+1000% vs -10.2% nationally
Criminal damage and arson 9 10.3%
+28.6% vs -4.1% nationally
Anti-social behaviour 4 4.6%
-20% vs -1.6% nationally
Other crime 4 4.6%
+300% vs -4.2% nationally
Public order 4 4.6%
-33.3% vs -4.8% nationally
Other theft 3 3.4%
+200% vs -6.7% nationally
Burglary 2 2.3%
-66.7% vs -7.9% nationally
Drugs 1 1.1%
-50% vs +8.9% nationally
Possession of weapons 1 1.1%
0% vs +6.2% nationally

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