17 Whitebeam Close, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5HB
About 17 Whitebeam Close
17 Whitebeam Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Mile End, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5HB). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1193 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 110.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 111 m² it's 20.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 15 EPCs). Sold January 2021 for £485,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
17 Whitebeam Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jan 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Whitebeam Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 17 Whitebeam Close
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
17 Whitebeam Close saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£533,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 9 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
7 January 2021Most recent
£485,000
+7.8%over 3 years18 July 2017
£450,000
+36.4%over 5 years12 April 2012
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5HB: £525,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 5HB
7 Whitebeam Close, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5HB
Sold Mar 2024
£395,00013 Whitebeam Close, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5HB
Sold Nov 2023
£525,0002 Whitebeam Close, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5HB
Sold Mar 2023
£440,00012 Whitebeam Close, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5HB
Sold Oct 2022
£550,0009 Whitebeam Close, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5HB
Sold Jun 2022
£542,000
Everything we know about 17 Whitebeam 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 Whitebeam Close homes
Price per m² for 17 Whitebeam Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,377
Street avg £3,184
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Whitebeam Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Myland Community Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB