2 Arden Close, Colchester, CO4 0JP
About 2 Arden Close
2 Arden Close is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0JP). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 sits 406.2% above the 1996 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 74.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. 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
2 Arden 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Arden Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed first floor side extension.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 100068
What's in 2 Arden Close, Colchester, CO4 0JP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Arden Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£65,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 November 1996Most recent
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0JP: £345,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 0JP
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Versus other Arden Close homes
2 Arden Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£533
Street avg £2,803
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Arden Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester. 20 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
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB