17 Acorn Close, Colchester, CO4 0HY
About 17 Acorn Close
17 Acorn Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0HY). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft). The latest certificate (December 2017) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £517,000 is 16.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 48.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (February 2018).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
17 Acorn Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Acorn Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17 Acorn Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£517,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£445,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 February 2018Most recent
£445,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0HY: £275,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in CO4 0HY
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Versus other Acorn Close homes
On epc rating, 17 Acorn Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,272
Street avg £2,899
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Years Held
8 years
Street avg 11 years
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bilsdale Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB