What kind of home is 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ?

1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ sell for?

1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ last sold for £270,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £56,000 in September 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ?

Across 3 sales between September 1997 and March 2025, 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ rose from £56,000 to £270,000, a change of £214,000. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ?

The current EPC rating for 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in November 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ?

1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO5 0DQ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ use?

The latest EPC at 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ?

1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ is in council tax band C.

Which area is 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ in?

1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ sits in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO5 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ?

Police records around 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ?

The closest primary school to 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ is Milldene Primary School (172m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Thurstable School (306m).

How well connected is 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ?

The closest bus stop to 1 Bijou Close, CO5 0DQ is Underwoods Garage, 274m away. In total there are 28 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Bijou Close, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0DQ

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Bijou Close

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

1 Bijou Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £270,000. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 11.9% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£473/sq ft) was about 123.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenWest-facing
GarageYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Bijou Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Bijou Close, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Bijou Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 1 Bijou Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£302,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£270,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

24 March 2025Most recent
£270,000
+35.0%over 7 years
20 December 2017
£200,000
+257.1%over 20 years
24 September 1997
£56,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 0DQ: £262,500 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in CO5 0DQ

On the street

Versus other Bijou Close homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Bijou Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,094

Street avg £3,211

Strongly above

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Colchester report

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

0.3 km

Underwoods Garage — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Milldene Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 0DQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 0DQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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