5 Havering Close, Colchester, CO4 0AU
About 5 Havering Close
5 Havering Close is a detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Havering Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Havering Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2000ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/00/1333
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- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
5 Havering Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£463,000
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 0AU: £205,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CO4 0AU
Everything we know about 5 Havering Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Havering Close homes
Floor Area for 5 Havering Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 85 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
BT Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB