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8 Cavendish Avenue, Colchester, CO2 8BP

6 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Cavendish Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Cavendish Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO2 8BP). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sale on file: £250,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 90.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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 24 Feb 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Cavendish Avenue, Colchester, CO2 8BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Cavendish Avenue has an approved extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 8 Cavendish Avenue, Colchester, CO2 8BP

1decisions1extensions3documents5nearby
  1. Dec 2012
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Proposed porch.

    Extension
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    121967
    Full record in report

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Cavendish Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£259,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£250,000

Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 September 2021Most recent

    £250,000

    +31.6%over 5 years

  2. 17 July 2016

    £190,000

    +33.8%over 10 years

  3. 27 April 2006

    £142,000

    +78.6%over 4 years

  4. 12 July 2001

    £79,500

    +63.9%over 2 years

  5. 26 February 1999

    £48,500

    +106.4%over 7 months

  6. 20 July 1998

    £23,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 8BP: £256,500 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Cavendish Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Cavendish Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,788

Street avg £2,482

Strongly above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

On par
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

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.
Full Colchester report

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

Old Heath Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Old Heath Community Primary School. 23 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO2 8BP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO2 8BP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 8BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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