What kind of home is 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF?

23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF?

23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF last sold for £147,000 in December 2001, around 24 years ago. Before that, it sold for £92,000 in January 1995, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF?

Across 2 sales between January 1995 and December 2001, 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF rose from £92,000 to £147,000, a change of £55,000. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF?

The current EPC rating for 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in August 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF?

23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (1,152 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO3 0SF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF use?

The latest EPC at 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF have?

23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in February 2019 under ref. 181851. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF?

23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF is in council tax band E.

Which area is 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF in?

23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF sits in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF?

Police records around 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF 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 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF?

The closest primary school to 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF is Stanway Primary School (727m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (987m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF?

The closest bus stop to 23 Centaury Close, CO3 0SF is Cornflower Close, 147m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Centaury Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0SF

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

107 m²

1152 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Centaury Close

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

23 Centaury Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0SF). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

It hasn't traded since December 2001, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £424,000 sits 188.4% above the 2001 sale of £147,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 41.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

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.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Centaury Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0SF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Centaury Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 23 Centaury Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0SF

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Feb 2019
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extensions
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
181851
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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.

23 Centaury Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).

Current estimate

£424,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2001)

£147,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

5 December 2001Most recent
£147,000
+59.8%over 6 years
18 January 1995
£92,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 0SF: £395,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Centaury Close homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 23 Centaury Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,374

Street avg £3,207

Strongly below

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 99 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

On par

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Area

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cornflower Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Stanway Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.2dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 0SF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.1dB

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