5 Dene Close, Colchester, CO4 6BD
About 5 Dene Close
5 Dene Close is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 6BD). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2018. The latest certificate (May 2021) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 98).
At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 35.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £276,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
5 Dene Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 May 2031
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Planning history
5 Dene Close has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£276,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 June 2021Most recent
£276,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 6BD: £379,000 (2021–2021).
Versus other Dene Close homes
On price per m², 5 Dene Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,452
Street avg £3,507
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 5 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
430/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Whitmore Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Camulos Academy. 13 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.7dB







