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1 Bijou Close, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0DQ

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£291,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£270,000)+8%
  • Against CO5 0DQ's recent median (£262,500)+11%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
53 m²
570 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£291,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£270,000)+8%
  • Against CO5 0DQ's recent median (£262,500)+11%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Bijou Close is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 0DQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    53 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2017

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in CO5 0DQ

    5 sales, median £262,500 (2024–2019)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Sales timeline

  1. 24 March 2025Most recent

    £270,000

    +35.0%over 7 years

  2. 20 December 2017

    £200,000

    +257.1%over 20 years

  3. 24 September 1997

    £56,000

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

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Bijou Close, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0DQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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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. 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

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing
  • GarageYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Current Certificate
Nov 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 2 November 2027

11 months remaining
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.

3

But the area is active

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

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

Below
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.
Full Colchester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

92/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

  • Milldene Primary SchoolPrimary172m
  • Thurstable SchoolSecondary306m
  • St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary648m
  • Baynards Primary SchoolPrimary693m

Nearest stops

  • Underwoods GarageBus stop274m
  • Barbrook LaneBus stop287m
  • Thurstable SchoolBus stop322m
  • Duck PondBus stop326m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
  • Other Theft128 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for CO5 0DQ

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Bijou Close is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 0DQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 1 Bijou Close. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Bijou Close was lodged in November 2017 at band E and is valid until November 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Bijou Close. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 6 schools and 28 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 0DQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Bijou Close is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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