7 Carolina Way, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0DW
About 7 Carolina Way
7 Carolina Way is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0DW). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Last sale on file: £245,000 in June 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 is 21.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 51.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 25 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 7 Carolina Way.
2 applications on record at 7 Carolina Way, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0DW
- Feb 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey extension to side.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0018
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
7 Carolina Way has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 24 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2020Most recent
£245,000
+53.1%over 10 years27 May 2010
£160,000
+28.0%over 6 years3 September 2003
£125,000
+177.8%over 7 years3 April 1996
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 0DW: £306,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CO5 0DW
12 Carolina Way, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0DW
Sold Jun 2025
£365,0006 Carolina Way, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0DW
Sold Jan 2025
£315,00031 Carolina Way, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0DW
Sold Jan 2021
£306,00037 Carolina Way, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0DW
Sold Dec 2020
£290,0009 Carolina Way, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0DW
Sold May 2020
£235,000
Versus other Carolina Way homes
7 Carolina Way is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,551
Street avg £3,328
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.2 km
Duck Pond — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Milldene Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







