1 Arnstones Close, Colchester, CO4 3AS
About 1 Arnstones Close
1 Arnstones Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 3AS). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1384 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 129 m² it's 29.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 2010–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £370,000 is 17.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 28.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £315,000 in March 2019.
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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
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Arnstones Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Arnstones Close has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2006ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Conservatory to side elevation
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/05/1913
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Arnstones Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£370,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 9 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
25 March 2019Most recent
£315,000
+57.5%over 8 years8 April 2010
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3AS: £230,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in CO4 3AS
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Arnstones Close homes
1 Arnstones Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,449
Street avg £2,560
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Longcroft Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 28 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
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB