18, William Sims Close
18, William Sims Close
Description & Estimates
18, William Sims Close, Colchester is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 710 ft2 of internal area.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 2 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 18, William Sims Close, Colchester is £355,960 and its rental estimate is £1,277 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
William Sims Close, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 falls within the CO6 postal district, in the borough of Colchester.
Our Data Sources
18, William Sims Close, Colchester has a single entry in the Land Registry from September 2023 and a single entry in the EPC database dated June 2023.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 18, William Sims Close, Colchester, we estimate a market value of £373,758 and a rental value of £1,340 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £331,043 and £1,187 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 18, William Sims Close, Colchester has seen its estimated sale value drop by £7,975 (2.2%) and its estimated rental value rise by £23 per month (1.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.3%.
Energy Efficiency
18, William Sims Close, Colchester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of B. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 13 Jun 2023.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has high performance glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 18, William Sims Close, Colchester completed on 29th September 2023 at £375,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 11.6% over the period since September 2023.
- Sold Sep 2023£375,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 18, William Sims Close, Colchester have sold within a radius of 1.8 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 29th May 2025, was 16, William Sims Close, Colchester, CO6 3FF, a freehold house which sold for £365,000.
Read more about house prices in CO6.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 31 addresses on William Sims Close, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6, 18, William Sims Close, Colchester comes out as the 25th largest and the 25th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £88k less expensive than the average property across the CO6 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mHeathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt
- 1.8kmThe Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School
- 1.9kmBraiswick Primary School
- 3.2kmSt Helena School
- 3.7kmSt Benedict's Catholic College
- 3.7kmColchester County High School for Girls
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Public Transport Nearby
From 18, William Sims Close, Colchester, the nearest station is Colchester, 3.1 kilometres away.
- 3.1kmColchester
- 4.7kmColchester Town
- 6.0kmHythe (Essex)
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
