8 Bluegates Place, Colchester, CO4 5XY
About 8 Bluegates Place
8 Bluegates Place is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 5XY). It has a recorded floor area of 247 m² (around 2659 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 247 m² the property is well over the postcode median (155 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £722,000 is 23.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 28.6% below the postcode norm. On the market in January 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Bluegates Place has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear single storey extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 211992
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Bluegates Place
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Bluegates Place changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£722,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.9% per year over 1 year.
£585,000
Growth on file: 14.9% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
12 January 2017Most recent
£585,000
+18.2%over 1 year30 October 2015
£495,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5XY: £460,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in CO4 5XY
Everything we know about 8 Bluegates Place, 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 Bluegates Place homes
Price per m² for 8 Bluegates Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,368
Street avg £3,394
Floor Area
247 m²
Street avg 153 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Years Held
9 years
Street avg 9 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Link Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Myland Community Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB