1 Clara Reeve Close, Colchester, CO3 9XD
About 1 Clara Reeve Close
1 Clara Reeve Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO3 9XD). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £211,000 in April 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 is 20.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 78.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
1 Clara Reeve Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
3 applications on record at 1 Clara Reeve Close, Colchester, CO3 9XD
- Jan 2004FullOutcome in report
Retention of a 95cm high timber open fence to front garden
Retrospective- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/1986
- More recent applications — locked
- SubdivisionMar 2012Decision
- ExtensionApr 2008Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£255,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 24 years.
£211,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 2020Most recent
£211,000
+1.4%over 3 years28 February 2017
£208,000
+45.5%over 14 years3 July 2002
£143,000
+146.6%over 5 years20 October 1996
£58,000
+5.5%over 11 months16 November 1995
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9XD: £335,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CO3 9XD
12 Clara Reeve Close, Colchester, CO3 9XD
Sold Dec 2023
£335,0007 Clara Reeve Close, Colchester, CO3 9XD
Sold Sept 2023
£400,00011 Clara Reeve Close, Colchester, CO3 9XD
Sold Jun 2023
£390,00016 Clara Reeve Close, Colchester, CO3 9XD
Sold Jun 2021
£300,0006 Clara Reeve Close, Colchester, CO3 9XD
Sold Mar 2018
£300,000
Versus other Clara Reeve Close homes
On floor area, 1 Clara Reeve Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,587
Street avg £3,360
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
Church of Jesus Christ — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Gosbecks Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







