Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Ambrose House is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO2 9QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2022) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 60 m² this is the 9th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in Ambrose House, where floor areas span 58–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £200,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 January 2032
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3 applications on record at Ambrose House, Flat 9, Baronswood Way, Colchester, CO2 9QQ
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
18 February 2022Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 9QQ: £210,000 (2026–2022).
Ambrose House, Flat 19, Baronswood Way, Colchester, CO2 9QQ
Sold Apr 2026
Ambrose House, Flat 10, Baronswood Way, Colchester, CO2 9QQ
Sold Mar 2025
Ambrose House, Flat 2, Baronswood Way, Colchester, CO2 9QQ
Sold Mar 2024
Ambrose House, Flat 16, Baronswood Way, Colchester, CO2 9QQ
Sold May 2022
Ambrose House, Flat 14, Baronswood Way, Colchester, CO2 9QQ
Sold Mar 2022
EPC Rating for Ambrose House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £3,482
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Peerswood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester. 23 schools nearby.
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