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16 Blue Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0TY

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
171 m²
1841 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Blue Road

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

16 Blue Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0TY). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 sits 52.4% above the 2015 sale of £355,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 31.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.

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

  • Bedrooms5
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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.

16 Blue Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jun 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Blue Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0TY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Blue Road has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 16 Blue Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0TY

1decisions1extensions8documents3nearby
  1. Jan 2019
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Alterations to existing covered way forming single storey extension.

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    182798
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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.

16 Blue Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£541,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£355,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 September 2015Most recent

    £355,000

    +294.4%over 19 years
  2. 22 July 1996

    £90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 0TY: £370,000 (2022–2017).

On the street

Versus other Blue Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 16 Blue Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,076

Street avg £3,794

Strongly below

Floor Area

171 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

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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
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.

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

Ransom Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Baynards Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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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 0TY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO5 0TY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 0TY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Blue Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0TY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.