What type of property is 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX?

3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX sell for?

3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX last sold for £395,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £159,000 in January 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between January 2006 and July 2022, 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX rose from £159,000 to £395,000, a change of £236,000. That works out to roughly +5.7% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX have?

The current EPC rating for 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX?

3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (1,033 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO3 4LX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX heated?

The latest EPC at 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX?

3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX is in council tax band D.

Where is 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX located?

3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX?

Police records around 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX 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.

Which schools serve 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX?

The closest primary school to 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester (560m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Philip Morant School and College (877m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX?

The closest bus stop to 3 Cape Close, CO3 4LX is Rudsdale Way, 85m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Cape Close, Colchester, CO3 4LX

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

96 m²

1033 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Cape Close

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

3 Cape Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 4LX). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 96 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 82.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £395,000. 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
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

ParkingOff road

Building

Previously extendedYes
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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Cape Close, Colchester, CO3 4LX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Cape Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

8 notable applications 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.

Latest sale on 3 Cape Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£419,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£395,000

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

19 July 2022Most recent
£395,000
+97.5%over 15 years
30 November 2006
£199,995
+25.8%over 11 months
12 January 2006
£159,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4LX: £306,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in CO3 4LX

On the street

Versus other Cape Close homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 3 Cape Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,115

Street avg £3,270

Strongly above

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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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

0.1 km

Rudsdale Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 26 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 4LX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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