8 Romford Close, Colchester, CO4 0AP
About 8 Romford Close
8 Romford Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AP). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 532 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last changed hands 10 years ago, in August 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 24.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 163.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it's 23% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 25 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
8 Romford Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Nov 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Romford Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
8 Romford Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£292,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 14 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2016Most recent
£235,000
+38.2%over 2 years21 April 2014
£170,000
+13.3%over 3 years5 April 2011
£150,000
+20.0%over 8 years19 November 2002
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AP: £200,410 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 0AP
Everything we know about 8 Romford Close, in one report
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Versus other Romford Close homes
8 Romford Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,752
Street avg £2,137
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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