5 Rayleigh Close, Colchester, CO4 0AT
About 5 Rayleigh Close
5 Rayleigh Close is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AT). 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 (September 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 80 m² it's 23.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 19 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Solar PV panels (50 kWp) installed
Planning history
5 Rayleigh Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2021AnnexFullIn report
PROPOSED ANNEXE OUTBUILDING WITH GLAZED ROOF LANTERN (FOLLOWING DEMOLITION OF GARAGE)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 211496
- May 2018
What's in 5 Rayleigh Close, Colchester, CO4 0AT's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Rayleigh Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£271,000
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 0AT: £145,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 0AT
11a, Rayleigh Close, Colchester, CO4 0AT
Sold Sept 2024
£130,00014 Rayleigh Close, Colchester, CO4 0AT
Sold Aug 2023
£180,00012a, Rayleigh Close, Colchester, CO4 0AT
Sold Jun 2023
£137,0007a, Rayleigh Close, Colchester, CO4 0AT
Sold Dec 2020
£145,0008 Rayleigh Close, Colchester, CO4 0AT
Sold Apr 2019
£160,000
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Versus other Rayleigh Close homes
On epc rating, 5 Rayleigh Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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. 28 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
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB