Blenheim, Flat 3, Blenheim Drive, Colchester, CO2 0AR
About Blenheim
Blenheim is an end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO2 0AR). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 61 m² this is the 6th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Blenheim, where floor areas span 45–142 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 10 units on file.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Blenheim 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
Blenheim has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0AR: £175,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CO2 0AR
Blenheim, Flat 1, Blenheim Drive, Colchester, CO2 0AR
Sold Aug 2024
£175,0006 Blenheim Drive, Colchester, CO2 0AR
Sold Dec 2023
£400,000Blenheim, Flat 4, Blenheim Drive, Colchester, CO2 0AR
Sold Nov 2023
£138,0004 Blenheim Drive, Colchester, CO2 0AR
Sold Dec 2021
£360,0001 Blenheim Drive, Colchester, CO2 0AR
Sold Aug 2004
£195,000
Versus other Blenheim Drive homes
EPC Rating for Blenheim lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 52 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
0.3 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
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







