12 Bilsdale Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RF
About 12 Bilsdale Close
12 Bilsdale Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9RF). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On the market in December 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 72 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 is 33.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 52.7% 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Bilsdale Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
12 Bilsdale Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£327,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 18 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
2 December 2016Most recent
£245,000
+40.0%over 11 years13 July 2005
£175,000
+30.6%over 2 years22 July 2002
£134,000
+74.0%over 3 years22 February 1999
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9RF: £280,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in CO4 9RF
5 Bilsdale Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RF
Sold May 2025
£377,5001 Bilsdale Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RF
Sold Aug 2023
£260,0002 Bilsdale Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RF
Sold May 2022
£282,0004 Bilsdale Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RF
Sold May 2022
£280,00018 Bilsdale Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RF
Sold Oct 2016
£205,000
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Versus other Bilsdale Close homes
12 Bilsdale Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,403
Street avg £3,480
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bilsdale Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB