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5 Bury Close, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1LE

Extendable5 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Bury Close

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

5 Bury Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Marks Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1LE). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

Sold June 2020 for £280,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 80 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 20 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 is 18.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 92.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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 Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Bury Close, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1LE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Bury Close has an approved extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2000
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Proposed conservatory.

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/00/0441
    View planning record
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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.

5 Bury Close has changed hands more often than typical for the area.

Current estimate

£333,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£280,000

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2020Most recent

    £280,000

    +51.4%over 6 years
  2. 19 December 2013

    £185,000

    +21.7%over 5 years
  3. 12 August 2008

    £152,000

    -24.0%over 12 months
  4. 22 August 2007

    £199,995

    +18.7%over 2 years
  5. 3 December 2004

    £168,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1LE: £335,000 (2025–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Bury Close homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 5 Bury Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,500

Street avg £2,412

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly above
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Ashbury Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 1LE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 1LE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.1dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 1LE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Bury Close, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1LE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.