6 Francis Close, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0BT
About 6 Francis Close
6 Francis Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
On the market in December 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 is 34.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 16% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 88 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 7 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
6 Francis Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
6 Francis Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 6 Francis Close, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0BT
- Mar 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder notification for a rear single storey extension measuring at 4m from the original rear wall, height to be at 4m from the ground level and eaves to measure at 3m from the ground level.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 170324
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Sales history & valuation
6 Francis Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.2% per year over 20 years.
£232,000
Growth on file: 16.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
1 December 2015Most recent
£232,000
+62.2%over 13 years17 October 2002
£143,000
+43.7%over 2 years21 June 2000
£99,500
+729.2%over 4 years29 March 1996
£12,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 0BT: £330,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in CO5 0BT
5 Francis Close, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0BT
Sold Jul 2024
£338,0009 Francis Close, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0BT
Sold Sept 2021
£330,0004 Francis Close, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0BT
Sold Mar 2016
£340,00015 Francis Close, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0BT
Sold Mar 2011
£179,9957 Francis Close, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0BT
Sold Jan 2011
£185,000
Versus other Francis Close homes
Price per m²
£2,636
Street avg £2,602
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Spring Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Tiptree Heath Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







