17, WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE, COLCHESTER, CO4 3PW - £155,000

Based on the December 2024 Price Paid Data (released on 29th January 2025), the November 2024 House Price Index (released on 15th January 2025), and the December 2024 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 31st January 2025). Sources

17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE is a very small semi-detached house of 70m², built sometime between 1976 and 1982. It was last sold for £155,000 in November 2014, which was around 54% below the average November 2014 detached price in the Colchester local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2024, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Colchester local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2014 27 NOV	£155,000	£334,632	54% below HPI
2006 4 DEC	£146,000	£292,913	50% below HPI

17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Colchester local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE sales from December 2006 and November 2014 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the December 2006 sale was for 50% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 50% below the HPI over time, until the November 2014 sale, where it falls to 54% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 54% below the HPI.

How Large is 17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE?

17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE is 70m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2024. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses in Colchester, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Colchester, and where 17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE lies on this distribution: 7% of detached houses are smaller than 17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE, and 93% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Colchester.

17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.054 of an acre, or 217m². The below map shows the location of 17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE?

17 WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE is located in COLCHESTER, in the CO4 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 17 on WILLIAM BOYS CLOSE.