22 Bardsley Close, Colchester, CO4 5GS
About 22 Bardsley Close
22 Bardsley Close is a detached house in Colchester (CO4 5GS). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 49 m² this is the 5th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–407 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 19 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 23.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 16.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £125,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
22 Bardsley Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 22 Bardsley Close
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 September 2021Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5GS: £150,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 5GS
Everything we know about 22 Bardsley 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 Bardsley Close homes
EPC Rating for 22 Bardsley Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,551
Street avg £2,639
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Turner Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Queen Boudica Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB