7 Bale Close, Colchester, CO3 9XP

7 Bale Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO3 9XP). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

On the market in August 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 24.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 66.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.