4 Grenfell Close, Colchester, CO4 0AQ
About 4 Grenfell Close
4 Grenfell Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 161.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 6 EPCs). Last sale on file: £298,500 in September 2022. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Roof insulation improved
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Grenfell Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2001ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/01/0802
What's in 4 Grenfell Close, Colchester, CO4 0AQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Grenfell Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£312,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 23 years.
£298,500
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
8 September 2022Most recent
£298,500
+108.7%over 10 years10 February 2012
£143,000
+138.3%over 12 years29 July 1999
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AQ: £250,000 (2025–2005).
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Versus other Grenfell Close homes
Price per m² for 4 Grenfell Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,731
Street avg £2,262
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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