3 Birch Way, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NQ
About 3 Birch Way
3 Birch Way is a detached house in Birch, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 sits 600% above the 1995 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 67.2% below the postcode norm. At 130 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (155 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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Energy performance
3 Birch Way'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Dec 2022
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Planning history
3 Birch Way 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
3 Birch Way's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£70,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 November 1995Most recent
£70,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO2 0NQ: £246,500 (2011–1995).
Versus other Birch Way homes
Price per m² for 3 Birch Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£538
Street avg £1,680
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 8.5 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
Hare and Hounds — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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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
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB