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16 Albany Close, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LE

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
104 m²
1118 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Albany Close

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

16 Albany Close is a detached house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3LE). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1118 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2011–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 sits 65.9% above the 2011 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 24.3% below the postcode norm. At 104 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 9 EPCs). Last changed hands 15 years ago, in August 2011.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

16 Albany Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 May 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Albany Close, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Albany Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

16 Albany Close changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£365,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 25.7% per year over 1 year.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2011)

£220,000

Growth on file: 25.7% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 August 2011Most recent

    £220,000

    +25.7%

  2. 5 April 2011

    £175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3LE: £372,500 (2024–2018).

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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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On the street

Versus other Albany Close homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 16 Albany Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,118

Street avg £3,457

Strongly below

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£367k

1 Cockrells Cottages, Horkesley Road, Wormingford

CO6 3AP

£369k

1 Abbotts Cottages, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green

CO6 3QL

3 bed2 bath
£359k

1 Armoury Road, West Bergholt

CO6 3JN

3 bed
£383k

1 Church Grove, Aldham

CO6 3SA

3 bed
£403k

1 Church Cottages, Green Lane, Aldham

CO6 3RG

2 bed2 bath
£328k

1 Church House Farm Cottage, Rectory Road, Aldham

CO6 3RS

£319k

1 Bradbrook Cottages, Armoury Road, West Bergholt

CO6 3JW

£428k

1 Choats Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green

CO6 3PT

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.
Full Colchester report

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.

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 3LE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 3LE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 3LE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

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 16 Albany Close, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.