What kind of home is 19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ?

19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ sell for?

19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ last sold for £310,000 in May 2024, around 2 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ have?

The current EPC rating for 19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in January 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ?

19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 9RZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ use?

The latest EPC at 19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ?

19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ is in council tax band D.

Which area is 19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ in?

19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ sits in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ?

Police records around 19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ?

The closest primary school to 19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ is St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester (320m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Gilberd School (664m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ?

The closest bus stop to 19 Berkley Close, CO4 9RZ is Derwent Road, 175m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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19 Berkley Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RZ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 19 Berkley Close

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

19 Berkley Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 70 m² it's 20.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 33 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 106.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £310,000 in May 2024.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 19 Berkley Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

19 Berkley Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

19 Berkley Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£332,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2024)

£310,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

9 May 2024Most recent
£310,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9RZ: £245,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CO4 9RZ

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On the street

Versus other Berkley Close homes

Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 19 Berkley Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,429

Street avg £3,202

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

On par

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Derwent Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 9RZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9RZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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