2 Arnstones Close, Colchester, CO4 3AS
About 2 Arnstones Close
2 Arnstones Close is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 3AS). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 117 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2000PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension and porch
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/00/1743
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
2 Arnstones Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£302,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3AS: £255,000 (2022–2015).
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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
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB