23, William Sims Close
23, William Sims Close
Description & Estimates
23, William Sims Close, Colchester is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 645 ft2 of internal area.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 2 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 23, William Sims Close, Colchester is £328,324 and its rental estimate is £1,190 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
23, William Sims Close, Colchester has a single entry in the Land Registry from November 2022 and a single entry in the EPC database dated October 2022.
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 23, William Sims Close, Colchester, we estimate a market value of £344,740 and a rental value of £1,249 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £305,341 and £1,107 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 23, William Sims Close, Colchester has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £7,356 (2.2%) and its estimated rental value grow by £21 per month (1.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.3%.
Energy Efficiency
23, William Sims Close, Colchester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of B. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 28 Oct 2022.
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 23, William Sims Close, Colchester completed on 25th November 2022 at £315,000 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 13.6% over the period since November 2022.
- Sold Nov 2022£315,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 23, 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 20th January 2025, was 28, William Sims Close, Colchester, CO6 3FF, a freehold house which sold for £317,500.
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, 23, William Sims Close, Colchester comes out as the 30th largest and the 30th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £115k 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 23, 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.
