What type of property is 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB?

17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What did 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB sell for?

17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB last sold for £485,000 in January 2021, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £330,000 in April 2012. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between April 2012 and January 2021, 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB rose from £330,000 to £485,000, a change of £155,000. That works out to roughly +4.5% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in January 2012. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB?

17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (1,193 sq ft), around 22 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 5HB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB?

17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB located?

17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB sits in Mile End, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB?

Police records around 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB show an average of 430 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB?

The closest primary school to 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB is Myland Community Primary School (564m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Trinity School (1.8km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB?

The closest bus stop to 17 Whitebeam Close, CO4 5HB is Whitebeam Close, 37m away. The nearest bus option is Colchester North Park-and-Ride, 1.1km away.

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17 Whitebeam Close, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5HB

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

111 m²

1193 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 17 Whitebeam Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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. Today's modelled estimate of £577,000 is 19% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 107.4% 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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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

Current Certificate

Jan 2012

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 18 January 2022

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Whitebeam Close, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Whitebeam Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Whitebeam Close saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£577,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£485,000

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

7 January 2021Most recent
£485,000
+7.8%over 3 years
18 July 2017
£450,000
+36.4%over 5 years
12 April 2012
£330,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5HB: £440,000 (2026–2023).

Nearby sales in CO4 5HB

On the street

Versus other Whitebeam Close homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Whitebeam Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,377

Street avg £3,328

Strongly above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

430/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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 5HB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 5HB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

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Common questions

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