1 Chestnut Avenue, Colchester, CO2 0AL

1 Chestnut Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO2 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1563 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in February 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 sits 60% above the 2009 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 30.9% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused.