Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Anita Villa, Birch Street, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NL
Listed building1 planning record
Estimated value
£391,000
- Since the 2013 sale (£250,000)+56%
- Against CO2 0NL's recent median (£235,000)+66%
Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
122 m²
1318 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 24
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£391,000
- Against its 2013 sale (£250,000)+56%
- Against CO2 0NL's recent median (£235,000)+66%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Anita Villa is modelled from its 122 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 0NL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
122 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2009
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2013
Recent sales in CO2 0NL
5 sales, median £235,000 (2025–2001)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Anita Villa valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
17 October 2013Most recent
£250,000
+31.6%over 4 years4 June 2009
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0NL: £235,000 (2025–2001).
Nearby sales in CO2 0NL
Rowan House, Birch Street, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NL
Sold Aug 2025
£500,0003 Creffield Cottages, Birch Street, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NL
Sold Aug 2013
£235,000Rosemerryn, Birch Street, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NL
Sold Nov 2012
£318,000Laurel Cottage, Birch Street, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NL
Sold Aug 2007
£185,0003 Hollington Row, Birch Street, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NL
Sold Feb 1995
£54,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Anita Villa
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Anita Villa is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birch, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0NL). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1318 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2009–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 sits 56.4% above the 2013 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 40.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2017. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 122 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (154 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 13 years ago, in October 2013.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Anita Villa's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jan 2019
Current Certificate
Jan 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F24
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 January 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Anita Villa, Birch Street, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Anita Villa, Birch Street, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NL
1decisions16documents1nearby
- Mar 2017RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Replacement of existing windows.
New Windows- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 170034
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Versus other Birch Street homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Anita Villa is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,042
Street avg £2,242
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
311/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hare and Hounds — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary975m
- Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
Nearest stops
- Hare and HoundsBus stop128m
- Mill LaneBus stop129m
- Layer Breton HeathBus stop215m
- Layer Breton HeathBus stop245m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,964 reports45%
- Anti-social Behaviour433 reports10%
- Vehicle Crime333 reports8%
- Public Order314 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO2 0NL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildListed buildingNo mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Anita Villa is modelled from its 122 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 0NL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Anita Villa. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Anita Villa was lodged in January 2009 at band F and expired in January 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Anita Villa. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 24 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO2 0NL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Anita Villa is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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