What kind of home is 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS?

16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS sell for?

16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS last sold for £305,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £178,500 in April 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between April 2006 and March 2021, 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS rose from £178,500 to £305,000, a change of £126,500. That works out to roughly +3.6% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS have?

The current EPC rating for 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in February 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS?

16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS use?

The latest EPC at 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS have?

16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS has council approval for an extension granted in March 2022 under ref. 220084. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS?

16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS is in council tax band C.

Which area is 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS in?

16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS sits in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO5 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS?

Police records around 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS 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 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS?

The closest primary school to 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS is St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School (879m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Thurstable School (1.4km).

What is the nearest station to 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS?

The closest bus stop to 16 Birchwood Close, CO5 0JS is Station Road, 703m away. In total there are 25 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Birchwood Close, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0JS

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Birchwood Close

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

16 Birchwood Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0JS). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 is 13.4% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £305,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2026

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Birchwood Close, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Birchwood Close has an approved extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 16 Birchwood Close, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0JS

1decisions1extensions6documents3nearby

Mar 2022
ExtensionOutline
Outcome in report
Single storey rear/side extension (Revised description)
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
220084
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£346,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£305,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

30 March 2021Most recent
£305,000
+14.0%over 4 years
19 May 2016
£267,500
+49.9%over 10 years
5 April 2006
£178,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 0JS: £335,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in CO5 0JS

On the street

Versus other Birchwood Close homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 16 Birchwood Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,675

Street avg £3,287

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Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 81 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Above

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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.

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

0.7 km

Station Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 0JS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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