4 Bale Close, Colchester, CO3 9XP
About 4 Bale Close
4 Bale Close is a detached house in Colchester (CO3 9XP). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
4 Bale Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Aug 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 30 August 2026
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Planning history
4 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.
Sales history & valuation
4 Bale Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£381,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9XP: £260,000 (2026–2017).
Versus other Bale Close homes
On epc rating, 4 Bale Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







