2 Ratcliffe Court, Colchester, CO4 0AZ
About 2 Ratcliffe Court
2 Ratcliffe Court is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 55 m² this is the 12th smallest of 50 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold November 2019 for £163,875.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Ratcliffe Court sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Ratcliffe Court has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
2 Ratcliffe Court's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£165,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.1% per year over 12 years.
£163,875
Growth on file: 0.1% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2019Most recent
£163,875
+0.8%over 12 years11 July 2007
£162,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AZ: £165,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CO4 0AZ
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Versus other Ratcliffe Court homes
EPC Rating for 2 Ratcliffe Court lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,980
Street avg £2,764
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Valentines Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St James the Great Church of England Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB