5 Glendale Grove, Colchester, CO4 0LU
About 5 Glendale Grove
5 Glendale Grove is a detached house in Colchester (CO4 0LU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 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. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 sits 393.8% above the 1996 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 54.6% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Glendale Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
5 Glendale Grove's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£321,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£65,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 August 1996Most recent
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0LU: £283,250 (2023–2006).
Nearby sales in CO4 0LU
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Versus other Glendale Grove homes
EPC Rating for 5 Glendale Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£747
Street avg £2,558
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Belmont Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB