7 Romford Close, Colchester, CO4 0AP
About 7 Romford Close
7 Romford Close is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AP). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
7 Romford Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Romford Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
7 Romford Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£298,000
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 CO4 0AP: £200,410 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 0AP
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Versus other Romford Close homes
On epc rating, 7 Romford Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
10 (G)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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