12 Albany Close, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LE
About 12 Albany Close
12 Albany Close is a four-bedroom detached house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3LE). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 9 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 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 45.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £460,000 in September 2023.
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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
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
12 Albany Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Front two storey extension. Rear single storey extension.
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 145408
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 Albany Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£479,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 21 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
5 September 2023Most recent
£460,000
+234.5%over 21 years2 May 2002
£137,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3LE: £370,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in CO6 3LE
10 Albany Close, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LE
Sold Oct 2024
£440,0003 Albany Close, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LE
Sold Sept 2023
£370,0001 Albany Close, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LE
Sold Jun 2022
£372,5007 Albany Close, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LE
Sold May 2018
£315,0005 Albany Close, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LE
Sold Jan 2013
£185,000
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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 Albany Close homes
12 Albany Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,651
Street avg £3,238
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.0 km
Garthwood Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB