16 Cape Close, Colchester, CO3 4LX
About 16 Cape Close
16 Cape Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 4LX). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 104 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 sits 57.2% above the 2014 sale of £217,500. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
16 Cape 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2024
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Planning history
16 Cape Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 16 Cape Close, Colchester, CO3 4LX
- Dec 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/02/1804
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchMay 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
16 Cape Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£217,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 July 2014Most recent
£217,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4LX: £325,000 (2024–2022).
Versus other Cape Close homes
EPC Rating for 16 Cape Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,091
Street avg £3,426
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Rudsdale Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB