What type of property is 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL?

17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL last change hands?

17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL last sold for £440,000 in November 2025. Before that, it sold for £344,995 in January 2017, so prices have been rising over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL?

Across 2 sales between January 2017 and November 2025, 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL rose from £344,995 to £440,000, a change of £95,005. That works out to roughly +2.8% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in December 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL?

17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (1,238 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL located?

17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL sits in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL?

Police records around 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL show an average of 229 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL?

The closest primary school to 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL is Stanway Primary School (941m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (1.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL?

The closest bus stop to 17 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL is Cornflower Close, 79m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Butterfly Trail, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0AL

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

115 m²

1238 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 17 Butterfly Trail

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

17 Butterfly Trail is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft). The latest certificate (December 2016) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).

A recent sale: £440,000 in November 2025. Across 2017–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate

Dec 2016

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 19 December 2026

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Butterfly Trail, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Butterfly Trail has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Current estimate

£427,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£440,000

Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

21 November 2025Most recent
£440,000
+27.5%over 8 years
12 January 2017
£344,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 0AL: £370,000 (2026–2024).

Nearby sales in CO3 0AL

On the street

Versus other Butterfly Trail homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Butterfly Trail is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,826

Street avg £3,384

Strongly above

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

Below

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 6 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£420k

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1 Brimstone Chase, Stanway

CO3 0AN

4 bed2 bath

£450k

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CO3 0WL

4 bed

£364k

1 Columbine Mews, Stanway

CO3 0SG

4 bed1 bath

£432k

1 Blackberry Road, Stanway

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3 bed2 bath

£420k

1 Butterfly Trail, Stanway

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3 bed1 bath

£388k

1 Charles Bree Way, Stanway

CO3 0AS

3 bed2 bath

£380k

1 Cobble Row, Stanway

CO3 0GN

3 bed2 bath

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.

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Crime

229/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cornflower Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Stanway Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 0AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 0AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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