16 Braemore Close, Colchester, CO4 0NN
About 16 Braemore Close
16 Braemore Close is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0NN). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in February 1996. 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 £300,000 sits 400% above the 1996 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 72% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 16 Braemore Close
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Braemore Close has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey front and rear extensions
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/05/2080
What's in 16 Braemore Close, Colchester, CO4 0NN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
16 Braemore Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£60,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 February 1996Most recent
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0NN: £300,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 0NN
Everything we know about 16 Braemore Close, in one report
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Versus other Braemore Close homes
Price per m² for 16 Braemore Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£674
Street avg £3,238
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
Broad Oaks Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB