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About 17 Blue Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Blue Road is a detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0TY). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 98 m² it's 28.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 12 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 is 48.3% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in October 2012.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jul 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Blue Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2012)
£317,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Blue Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
17 Blue Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,240
Street avg £3,665
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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
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· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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