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About 12 Constable Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Constable Close is a detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8RX). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 sits 375.3% above the 1998 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 54.6% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jan 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
12 Constable Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£73,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Constable Close homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 12 Constable Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£961
Street avg £2,533
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8RX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 23 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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