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5 Colvin Close, Colchester, CO3 4BS

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
156 m²
1679 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Colvin Close

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

5 Colvin Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO3 4BS). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 156 m² it's 26.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (211 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 48% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £595,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Colvin Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Mar 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Colvin Close, Colchester, CO3 4BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a porch application was refused at 5 Colvin Close in 2021.

2 applications on record at 5 Colvin Close, Colchester, CO3 4BS

2decisions2extensions9documents8nearby
  1. Nov 2021
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Proposed two storey side and single storey extensions with internal alterations and porch

    Extension
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    212577
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Garage ConversionDecision

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  • All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 8 notable nearby
  • The 9 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.

Current estimate

£619,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£595,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 August 2021Most recent

    £595,000

    +58.7%over 6 years

  2. 30 July 2015

    £375,000

    +108.3%over 14 years

  3. 20 March 2001

    £180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4BS: £1,000,000 (2023–2018).

On the street

Versus other Colvin Close homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 5 Colvin Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,814

Street avg £2,938

Strongly above

Floor Area

156 m²

Street avg 251 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.8 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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.
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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Crown — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Home Farm Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 4BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO3 4BS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 4BS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.0dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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