3 Bullace Close, Colchester, CO4 0YP
About 3 Bullace Close
3 Bullace Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0YP). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 46.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £540,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
3 Bullace Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2022RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of brick base glazed bay on front elevation with a single window flush with wall. Addition of a single roof light on roof in front elevation.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 221984
What's in 3 Bullace Close, Colchester, CO4 0YP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Bullace Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£575,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 25 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2021Most recent
£540,000
+260.0%over 25 years24 July 1996
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0YP: £325,000 (2017–2006).
Nearby sales in CO4 0YP
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Versus other Bullace Close homes
Years Held for 3 Bullace Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,293
Street avg £3,707
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB