7 Hetherington Close, Colchester, CO2 0AN
About 7 Hetherington Close
7 Hetherington Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO2 0AN). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since April 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 sits 506.6% above the 1995 sale of £76,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
7 Hetherington Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
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EPC Rating
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Planning history
7 Hetherington Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 7 Hetherington Close, Colchester, CO2 0AN
- Jul 2009ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 090728
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2012Decision
- ExtensionApr 2012Decision
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Sales history & valuation
7 Hetherington Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£461,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£76,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 April 1995Most recent
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0AN: £170,000 (2024–1998).
Nearby sales in CO2 0AN
9 Hetherington Close, Colchester, CO2 0AN
Sold Apr 2024
£247,5008 Hetherington Close, Colchester, CO2 0AN
Sold Jul 2014
£217,5004 Hetherington Close, Colchester, CO2 0AN
Sold Nov 2005
£170,00010 Hetherington Close, Colchester, CO2 0AN
Sold Dec 2003
£150,0006 Hetherington Close, Colchester, CO2 0AN
Sold Dec 1996
£72,500
Versus other Hetherington Close homes
7 Hetherington Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gosfield Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cherry Tree Academy. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







