15 Orchard Close, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DB
About 15 Orchard Close
15 Orchard Close is a detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £465,000 sits 394.7% above the 1995 sale of £94,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 72.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
15 Orchard Close has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Ground floor extension to front
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 146405
- Mar 2010Tree WorksTreesIn report
Hawthorn to be felled. Overhanging branches from 2 neighbouring FieldMaples to be removed.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 100676
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
15 Orchard Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£465,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£94,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 1995Most recent
£94,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1DB: £575,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CO6 1DB
16 Orchard Close, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DB
Sold Aug 2023
£605,00018 Orchard Close, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DB
Sold Oct 2022
£685,0003 Orchard Close, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DB
Sold Aug 2022
£575,00020 Orchard Close, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DB
Sold Mar 2022
£575,0004 Orchard Close, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DB
Sold Jan 2021
£532,500
Everything we know about 15 Orchard Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Orchard Close homes
On price per m², 15 Orchard Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£777
Street avg £4,514
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Copford Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB