8 Arden Close, Colchester, CO4 0JP
About 8 Arden Close
8 Arden Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0JP). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 is 22.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 103.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Arden Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 4 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
28 October 2021Most recent
£350,000
+16.7%over 3 years14 December 2017
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0JP: £340,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 0JP
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Versus other Arden Close homes
8 Arden Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,070
Street avg £2,509
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB