3 Orchard Close, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DB
About 3 Orchard Close
3 Orchard Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 65.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £575,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Orchard Close has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey front and rear extensions and canopy to kitchen door.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/01/1899
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£619,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£575,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 August 2022Most recent
£575,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1DB: £575,000 (2023–2020).
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
£685,00020 Orchard Close, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DB
Sold Mar 2022
£575,0004 Orchard Close, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DB
Sold Jan 2021
£532,50010 Orchard Close, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DB
Sold Dec 2019
£450,000
Everything we know about 3 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, 3 Orchard Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,457
Street avg £4,208
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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