What type of property is 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP?

16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP last change hands?

16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP last sold for £67,500 in May 1999, around 27 years ago. Before that, it sold for £53,000 in November 1996, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP?

Across 2 sales between November 1996 and May 1999, 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP rose from £53,000 to £67,500, a change of £14,500. That works out to roughly +10.3% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP?

The current EPC rating for 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in August 2014. It has dropped from a C recorded in October 2010 (2 bands). The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP?

16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO3 9XP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP?

16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP is in council tax band C.

Where is 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP located?

16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP?

Police records around 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP show an average of 229 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP?

The closest primary school to 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester (840m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (1.2km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP?

The closest bus stop to 16 Bale Close, CO3 9XP is Twining Road, 82m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Bale Close, Colchester, CO3 9XP

Estimated value

£290,000

Since the 1999 sale (£67,500)+330%
Against CO3 9XP's recent median (£260,000)+12%

Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£290,000

Against its 1999 sale (£67,500)+330%
Against CO3 9XP's recent median (£260,000)+12%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 16 Bale Close is modelled from its 68 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 9XP. 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
68 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2014
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 1999
Recent sales in CO3 9XP
5 sales, median £260,000 (2026–2017)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

16 Bale Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Sales timeline

20 May 1999Most recent
£67,500
+27.4%over 2 years
29 November 1996
£53,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9XP: £260,000 (2026–2017).

Nearby sales in CO3 9XP

Risks

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Overview

About 16 Bale Close

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

16 Bale Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 9XP). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in May 1999. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 sits 329.6% above the 1999 sale of £67,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 55.4% below the postcode norm. At 68 m² it's 15% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).

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
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingAllocated

Building

Central heatingYes

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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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Aug 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2014

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 11 August 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Bale Close, Colchester, CO3 9XP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Bale Close has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other Bale Close homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 16 Bale Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£993

Street avg £3,200

Strongly below

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Below

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

229/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Twining Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 20 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary840m
Stanway Fiveways Primary SchoolPrimary852m
Gosbecks Primary SchoolPrimary906m
Prettygate Junior SchoolPrimary1.1km

Nearest stops

Twining RoadBus stop82m
Becker RoadBus stop91m
Shillito CloseBus stop128m
Clara Reeve CloseBus stop149m

Most reported crime locally

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

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 9XP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 9XP

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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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 16 Bale Close is modelled from its 68 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 9XP. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 16 Bale 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 16 Bale Close was lodged in August 2014 at band E and expired in August 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 16 Bale 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 20 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 9XP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 16 Bale Close is in council tax band C. 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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