12 Windmill Court, Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5JZ
About 12 Windmill Court
12 Windmill Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Mile End, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 50 m² this is the 19th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–50 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.
Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £120,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 50 m² it's 22% larger than the typical home in the postcode (41 m² median across 20 EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 is 16.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 21.4% 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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
12 Windmill Court 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
12 Windmill Court has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 24 years.
£120,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
1 December 2021Most recent
£120,000
+71.4%over 9 years24 January 2012
£70,000
+17.6%over 9 years14 April 2002
£59,500
+105.2%over 4 years23 December 1997
£29,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5JZ: £122,500 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 5JZ
3 Windmill Court, Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5JZ
Sold Jul 2022
£136,00025 Windmill Court, Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5JZ
Sold Jun 2021
£122,50013 Windmill Court, Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5JZ
Sold Jan 2021
£120,00028 Windmill Court, Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5JZ
Sold Sept 2019
£100,5007 Windmill Court, Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5JZ
Sold Sept 2016
£113,000
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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 Windmill Court homes
12 Windmill Court outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,400
Street avg £2,073
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 42 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Turner Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Myland Community Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB