3 Glentress Close, Colchester, CO4 0NZ
About 3 Glentress Close
3 Glentress Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in November 1995. 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 £444,000 sits 380% above the 1995 sale of £92,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
3 Glentress Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Glentress Close has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2000ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extensions
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/00/0707
What's in 3 Glentress Close, Colchester, CO4 0NZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Glentress Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£92,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 November 1995Most recent
£92,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO4 0NZ: £327,500 (2025–1995).
Everything we know about 3 Glentress Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Glentress Close homes
3 Glentress Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB