7 Alefounder Close, Colchester, CO4 3UR
About 7 Alefounder Close
7 Alefounder Close is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 3UR). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2014) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in March 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 sits 455.3% above the 1996 sale of £42,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 63% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
7 Alefounder Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 25 June 2024
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Planning history
7 Alefounder Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
7 Alefounder Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£42,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 March 1996Most recent
£42,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3UR: £252,000 (2025–2008).
Nearby sales in CO4 3UR
8 Alefounder Close, Colchester, CO4 3UR
Sold Dec 2025
£270,00020 Alefounder Close, Colchester, CO4 3UR
Sold Apr 2023
£252,0004 Alefounder Close, Colchester, CO4 3UR
Sold Oct 2021
£280,00029 Alefounder Close, Colchester, CO4 3UR
Sold Apr 2008
£106,0009 Alefounder Close, Colchester, CO4 3UR
Sold Jan 2008
£86,000
Versus other Alefounder Close homes
Price per m² for 7 Alefounder Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£443
Street avg £2,309
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
430/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Delius Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Unity Primary Academy. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB







