12 Josselin Close, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SE
About 12 Josselin Close
12 Josselin Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2SE). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 is 18.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 18.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in February 2022. 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
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
12 Josselin Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Demolition of small rear extension and erection of two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00160/FUL
What's in 12 Josselin Close, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 Josselin Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 15 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
15 February 2022Most recent
£450,000
+26.8%over 6 years16 August 2015
£355,000
+51.7%over 8 years21 June 2007
£234,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2SE: £270,000 (2024–2003).
Nearby sales in CO6 2SE
34 Josselin Close, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SE
Sold May 2024
£400,00019 Josselin Close, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SE
Sold Oct 2012
£249,9992 Josselin Close, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SE
Sold Aug 2012
£270,00017 Josselin Close, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SE
Sold May 2008
£285,0007 Josselin Close, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SE
Sold Apr 2003
£240,000
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Versus other Josselin Close homes
EPC Rating for 12 Josselin Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,813
Street avg £2,582
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.2 km
Temperance Yard — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB