2 Borges Gardens, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5EF
About 2 Borges Gardens
2 Borges Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Mile End, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5EF). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sold December 2023 for £635,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 2 Borges Gardens.
- Sept 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear and replacement side extension.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 145562
- Mar 2000ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/00/0246
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Borges Gardens
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 Borges Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£641,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.8% per year over 25 years.
£635,000
Growth on file: 10.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
8 December 2023Most recent
£635,000
+23.3%over 2 years26 February 2021
£515,000
+118.2%over 7 years14 July 2013
£236,000
+362.7%over 14 years24 May 1999
£51,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in CO4 5EF: £58,000 (1999–1999).
Nearby sales in CO4 5EF
Everything we know about 2 Borges Gardens, in one report
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
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Link Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Myland Community Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB