16 Chestnut Avenue, Colchester, CO2 0AL
About 16 Chestnut Avenue
16 Chestnut Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO2 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£440/sq ft) was about 107.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 76 m² it's 17.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 20 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £360,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
16 Chestnut Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 16 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
15 June 2022Most recent
£360,000
+71.4%over 15 years24 November 2006
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0AL: £290,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CO2 0AL
Versus other Chestnut Avenue homes
16 Chestnut Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,737
Street avg £2,949
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gosfield Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Cherry Tree Academy. 14 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







