13 Romford Close, Colchester, CO4 0AP
About 13 Romford Close
13 Romford Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AP). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 81.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £375,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
13 Romford Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2023Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Conversion of existing garage to form Ensuite Bedroom. Demolition of existing single storey side extension shed and erection of single storey side extension to form new ensuite bathroom.
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 230285
- Apr 2011PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Lean-to porch/canopy to front elevation
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 110431
What's in 13 Romford Close, Colchester, CO4 0AP's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 13 Romford Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£382,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 December 2022Most recent
£375,000
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
On years held, 13 Romford Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,378
Street avg £2,309
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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