Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Bakers Court is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–69 m²). The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower.
Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (55 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 16% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 is 22.6% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 92.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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7 Bakers Court's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 March 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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7 Bakers Court has no planning applications on record.
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24 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
7 Bakers Court changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.0% per year over 4 years.
£136,995
Growth on file: 16.0% per year over 4 years.
5 May 2005Most recent
£136,995
+9.6%over 1 year20 April 2004
£125,000
26 February 2003
£125,000
+56.3%over 1 year20 September 2001
£79,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1BG: £155,000 (2025–2019).
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Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Jul 2022
3 Bakers Court, North Station Road, Colchester, CO1 1BG
Sold Feb 2020
16 Bakers Court, North Station Road, Colchester, CO1 1BG
Sold Jul 2019
8 Bakers Court, North Station Road, Colchester, CO1 1BG
Sold Mar 2018
On price per m², 7 Bakers Court stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,914
Street avg £2,226
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.8 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
279/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Railway Station Layby — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
North Primary School and Nursery. 30 schools nearby.
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