43 Ratcliffe Court, Colchester, CO4 0AZ
About 43 Ratcliffe Court
43 Ratcliffe Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 0AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 72 m² this is the 49th 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 across 50 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer was February 2025 at £175,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 72 m² it's 28.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 49 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
43 Ratcliffe Court has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
43 Ratcliffe Court has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£183,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.4% per year over 18 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 0.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2025Most recent
£175,000
+11.1%over 5 years15 July 2019
£157,500
+8.6%over 3 years24 April 2016
£145,000
-9.4%over 8 years16 July 2007
£160,000
-1.5%30 May 2007
£162,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AZ: £165,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 0AZ
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Versus other Ratcliffe Court homes
43 Ratcliffe Court outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,431
Street avg £2,778
Floor Area
72 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