6 Rayleigh Close, Colchester, CO4 0AT
About 6 Rayleigh Close
6 Rayleigh Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1018 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 sits 67.2% above the 2010 sale of £186,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 19.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
6 Rayleigh 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Rayleigh Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 6 Rayleigh Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£311,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 4 years.
£186,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 2010Most recent
£186,000
+20.8%over 3 years8 May 2006
£154,000
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
Habitable Rooms for 6 Rayleigh Close lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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.
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
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB