24 Bardsley Close, Colchester, CO4 5GS
About 24 Bardsley Close
24 Bardsley Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 5GS). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 46 m² this is the 4th 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, with this unit at the top.
At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 is 10.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 29% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £130,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.
EPC Rating
Planning history
24 Bardsley Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
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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.
£144,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 October 2021Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5GS: £150,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 5GS
Everything we know about 24 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
24 Bardsley Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,826
Street avg £2,584
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB