What kind of home is 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU?

12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU?

12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU last sold for £300,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £279,995 in December 2017, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 2017 and March 2021, 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU rose from £279,995 to £300,000, a change of £20,005. That works out to roughly +2.1% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in November 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU?

12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (861 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU use?

The latest EPC at 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU in?

12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU sits in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU?

Police records around 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU?

The closest primary school to 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU is Lakelands Primary School (569m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (863m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU?

The closest bus stop to 12 Joe Firmin Close, CO3 0AU is Winstree Court, 376m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Joe Firmin Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0AU

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

80 m²

861 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Joe Firmin Close

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

12 Joe Firmin Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft). The latest certificate (November 2017) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96). Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 is 12.3% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £300,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

12 Joe Firmin Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Joe Firmin Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Joe Firmin Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£337,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£300,000

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

23 March 2021Most recent
£300,000
+7.1%over 3 years
22 December 2017
£279,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 0AU: £355,000 (2023–2017).

Nearby sales in CO3 0AU

On the street

Versus other Joe Firmin Close homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 12 Joe Firmin Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,750

Street avg £3,713

On par

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 7 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

Full Colchester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Winstree Court — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Lakelands Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 0AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 0AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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