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5 Colvin Close, Colchester, CO3 4BS

3 sales on record2 planning records

Estimated value

£626,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£595,000)+5%
  • Against CO3 4BS's recent median (£1,000,000)-37%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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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
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£626,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£595,000)+5%
  • Against CO3 4BS's recent median (£1,000,000)-37%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Colvin Close is modelled from its 156 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 4BS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    156 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2015

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in CO3 4BS

    5 sales, median £1,000,000 (2025–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.

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 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 5 Colvin Close, Colchester, CO3 4BS. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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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 21.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (200 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 45.7% 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

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

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

Current Certificate
Mar 2015

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

Certificate validity

Expired on 25 March 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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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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 £2,976

Strongly above

Floor Area

156 m²

Street avg 234 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.8 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

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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

229/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.

Nearest schools

  • Home Farm Primary SchoolPrimary492m
  • Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired PupilsPrimary642m
  • St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary814m
  • St Benedict's Catholic CollegeSecondary1.2km

Nearest stops

  • The CrownBus stop97m
  • ChurchBus stop272m
  • Halstead Road CornerBus stop330m
  • Shakespeare RoadBus stop333m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,283 reports43%
  • Anti-social Behaviour305 reports10%
  • Shoplifting243 reports8%
  • Public Order222 reports7%

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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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Colvin Close is modelled from its 156 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 4BS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 5 Colvin Close. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Colvin Close was lodged in March 2015 at band E and expired in March 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 5 Colvin Close. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 26 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 4BS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
5 Colvin Close is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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