15 Grenfell Close, Colchester, CO4 0AQ
About 15 Grenfell Close
15 Grenfell Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 118 m² it's 23.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 sits 66% above the 2017 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 27.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in February 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
15 Grenfell Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
15 Grenfell Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
15 Grenfell Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 15 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
10 February 2017Most recent
£250,000
+78.6%over 14 years4 March 2002
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AQ: £262,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in CO4 0AQ
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Versus other Grenfell Close homes
On epc rating, 15 Grenfell Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,119
Street avg £2,585
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Goring Road West — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB