21 Bolsin Drive, Colchester, CO4 5FD
About 21 Bolsin Drive
21 Bolsin Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 5FD). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include a balcony. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It hasn't traded since March 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £498,000 sits 99.2% above the 2004 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 34.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- BalconyYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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Certificate validity
Valid until 10 February 2033
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 21 Bolsin Drive.
2 applications on record at 21 Bolsin Drive, Colchester, CO4 5FD
- Nov 2006Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey extension and part garage conversion
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/06/1756
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2012Decision
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Sales history & valuation
21 Bolsin Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 March 2004Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5FD: £355,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in CO4 5FD
Versus other Bolsin Drive homes
21 Bolsin Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,613
Street avg £2,918
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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Crime
430/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Link Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Myland Community Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB