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20 Avignon Close, Colchester, CO2 8YH

4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
34 m²
366 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 20 Avignon Close

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

20 Avignon Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO2 8YH). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 34 m² this is the 34th smallest of 56 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in September 2010. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 34 m² the property is well over the postcode median (26 m² across 55 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 is 34.9% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 30.3% 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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

20 Avignon Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Late 20th century1st Floor FlatEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Avignon Close, Colchester, CO2 8YH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Avignon Close has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

20 Avignon Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£116,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£86,000

Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 September 2010Most recent

    £86,000

    -1.1%over 3 years
  2. 10 November 2006

    £87,000

    +155.9%over 7 years
  3. 2 September 1999

    £34,000

    +33.3%over 3 years
  4. 20 August 1996

    £25,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 8YH: £95,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Avignon Close homes

Four headline reads against 48 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 20 Avignon Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,529

Street avg £2,309

On par

Floor Area

34 m²

Street avg 27 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 1 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Avignon Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
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.

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

Avignon Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Kendall Church of England Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 8YH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO2 8YH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 8YH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Avignon Close, Colchester, CO2 8YH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.