5 Bale Close, Colchester, CO3 9XP
About 5 Bale Close
5 Bale Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 9XP). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 91 m² it's 19.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 2006–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 23.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 54.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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EPC Expired
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Bale Close, Colchester, CO3 9XP
- Nov 2016Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Proposed front extension to existing garage with conversion of existing garage into habitable space.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 162322
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Sales history & valuation
5 Bale Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 10 years.
£287,500
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
30 May 2016Most recent
£287,500
+59.7%over 10 years6 January 2006
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9XP: £260,000 (2019–2016).
Versus other Bale Close homes
EPC Rating for 5 Bale Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,159
Street avg £2,644
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
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