What type of property is 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS?

18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS last change hands?

18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS last sold for £1,500 in July 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £76,000 in November 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS?

Across 3 sales between November 1999 and July 2024, 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS fell from £76,000 to £1,500, a change of £74,500. That works out to roughly -14.7% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in July 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS?

18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 23% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO1 1ZS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS have?

18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS has council approval for rear extension granted in April 2022 under ref. 220319. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS?

18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS is in council tax band C.

Where is 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS located?

18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO1 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS?

Police records around 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS?

The closest primary school to 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS is North Primary School and Nursery (364m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Helena School (502m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS?

The closest rail stop to 18 Chiltern Close, CO1 1ZS is Colchester Rail Station, 154m away. The nearest bus option is Railway Station Layby, 171m away.

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18 Chiltern Close, Colchester, CO1 1ZS

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Chiltern Close

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

18 Chiltern Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1ZS). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 sits 20566.7% above the 2024 sale of £1,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2/sq ft) was about 98.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 74 m² it's 17.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 24 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £1,500.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

18 Chiltern Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jul 2022

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Chiltern Close, Colchester, CO1 1ZS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Chiltern Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 18 Chiltern Close, Colchester, CO1 1ZS

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Mar 2022
ConservatoryFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear elevation
Extension
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 18 Chiltern Close was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£310,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -14.7% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£1,500

Growth on file: -14.7% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

30 July 2024Most recent
£1,500
-99.5%over 2 years
28 October 2021
£292,000
+284.2%over 21 years
23 November 1999
£76,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1ZS: £298,000 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Chiltern Close homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 18 Chiltern Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£20

Street avg £2,742

Strongly below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 67 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Colchester Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.4 km

North Primary School and Nursery. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO1 1ZS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO1 1ZS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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