Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX
EPC B
Estimated value
£325,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£320,000)+2%
- Against CO2 7FX's recent median (£247,500)+31%
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£325,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£320,000)+2%
- Against CO2 7FX's recent median (£247,500)+31%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Captain Gardens is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 7FX. 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
102 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2014
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in CO2 7FX
5 sales, median £247,500 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
18 February 2022Most recent
£320,000
+64.1%over 7 years25 September 2014
£194,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 7FX: £247,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO2 7FX
19 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX
Sold Jun 2025
£199,00017 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX
Sold Mar 2025
£203,0002 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX
Sold Mar 2023
£247,50026 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX
Sold Nov 2022
£260,00022 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX
Sold Sept 2022
£275,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn 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 8 Captain Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Captain Gardens is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO2 7FX). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft) and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2014) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 21.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £320,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
8 Captain Gardens's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Sept 2024
Current Certificate
Sept 2014EPC Rating
A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 September 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Captain Gardens, Colchester, CO2 7FX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Captain Gardens has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Captain Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 8 Captain Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,137
Street avg £2,725
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 8 years
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
311/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Napier Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St. George's School. 36 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St. George's SchoolPrimary364m
- St John's Green Primary SchoolPrimary634m
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary849m
- The Sixth Form College Colchester16 plus1.2km
Nearest stops
- Napier RoadBus stop88m
- Plum HallBus stop103m
- Eagle DrBus stop276m
- Lookers GarageBus stop325m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,964 reports45%
- Anti-social Behaviour433 reports10%
- Vehicle Crime333 reports8%
- Public Order314 reports7%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO2 7FX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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 8 Captain Gardens is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 7FX. 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 8 Captain Gardens. 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 8 Captain Gardens was lodged in September 2014 at band B and expired in September 2024, 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. None is matched to 8 Captain Gardens. 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 36 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO2 7FX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 8 Captain Gardens 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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