10 Romford Close, Colchester, CO4 0AP
About 10 Romford Close
10 Romford Close is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AP). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since July 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 sits 592.5% above the 1996 sale of £53,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 80.1% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
10 Romford Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
10 Romford Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£367,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£53,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 July 1996Most recent
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AP: £200,410 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 0AP
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Versus other Romford Close homes
10 Romford Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£376
Street avg £2,684
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Valentines Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 29 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB