What type of property is 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY?

4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY last change hands?

4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY last sold for £500,000 in January 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £100,000 in March 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY?

Across 4 sales between March 1997 and January 2025, 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY rose from £100,000 to £500,000, a change of £400,000. That works out to roughly +6% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY?

The current EPC rating for 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in May 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY?

4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (1,184 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 31% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO5 9TY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY had any planning applications?

4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY has council approval for rear extension granted in May 2004 under ref. F/COL/04/0683. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY?

4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY is in council tax band D.

Where is 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY located?

4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY sits in Messing, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO5 postcode district in Essex.

Is 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY in a safe area?

Police records around 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY 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.

Which schools serve 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY?

The closest primary school to 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY is Messing Primary School (461m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Thurstable School (1.9km).

What is the nearest station to 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY?

The closest bus stop to 4 Bouchiers Place, CO5 9TY is The Street, 64m away. In total there are 25 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Bouchiers Place, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TY

4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

110 m²

1184 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Bouchiers Place

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

4 Bouchiers Place is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Messing, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9TY). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £500,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 113.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 May 2026

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Bouchiers Place, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Bouchiers Place has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 4 Bouchiers Place, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TY

1decisions1extensions2documents1nearby

May 2004
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed rear extension.
Documents
2 docs on file
Reference
F/COL/04/0683
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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.

4 Bouchiers Place has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£497,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£500,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

10 January 2025Most recent
£500,000
+29.9%over 8 years
18 August 2016
£385,000
+215.6%over 18 years
6 August 1998
£122,000
+22.0%over 1 year
21 March 1997
£100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 9TY: £490,000 (2015–2005).

Nearby sales in CO5 9TY

On the street

Versus other Bouchiers Place homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Bouchiers Place outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,545

Street avg £2,702

Strongly above

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 150 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.1 km

The Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Messing Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 9TY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 9TY

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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