1 Glentress Close, Colchester, CO4 0NZ
About 1 Glentress Close
1 Glentress Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
A recent sale: £380,000 in May 2025. At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 is 15.3% above the 2025 sale price.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2025Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey front and rear extensions, including garage conversion.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 251700
What's in 1 Glentress Close, Colchester, CO4 0NZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Glentress Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 May 2025Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO4 0NZ: £183,750 (2025–1995).
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Versus other Glentress Close homes
On floor area, 1 Glentress Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 142 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St John's Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB