1 Augustus Close, Colchester, CO4 5GF
About 1 Augustus Close
1 Augustus Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 5GF). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2004. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 is 43.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 29.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Augustus Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2004Garage ConversionFullIn report
Garage conversion with build over bedroom
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/0903
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Augustus Close
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£308,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 18 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2015Most recent
£215,000
+16.8%over 8 years17 August 2006
£184,000
+148.7%over 6 years10 December 1999
£73,995
+29.9%over 2 years16 July 1997
£56,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5GF: £203,500 (2022–2006).
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Everything we know about 1 Augustus Close, 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

Versus other Augustus Close homes
1 Augustus Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,471
Street avg £3,888
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Matchett Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
The Trinity School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB