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17 Acorn Close, Colchester, CO4 0HY

EPC B
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
136 m²
1464 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
Overview

About 17 Acorn Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Acorn Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Acorn Close, Colchester, CO4 0HY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Acorn Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 17 Acorn Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£517,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£445,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 February 2018Most recent

    £445,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0HY: £275,000 (2023–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Acorn Close homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 17 Acorn Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,272

Street avg £2,899

On par

Floor Area

136 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

8 years

Street avg 11 years

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 0HY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 0HY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 0HY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Acorn Close, Colchester, CO4 0HY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.