What type of property is 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL?

20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL sell for?

20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL last sold for £375,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £294,995 in May 2016. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL?

Across 3 sales between May 2016 and September 2021, 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL rose from £294,995 to £375,000, a change of £80,005. That works out to roughly +4.6% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL?

The current EPC rating for 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in April 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL?

20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (1,184 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL?

20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL is in council tax band D.

Where is 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL located?

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

How safe is the area around 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL?

Police records around 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL?

The closest primary school to 20 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.

How well connected is 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL?

The closest bus stop to 20 Butterfly Trail, CO3 0AL is Cornflower Close, 79m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Butterfly Trail, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0AL

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

110 m²

1184 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Butterfly Trail

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

20 Butterfly Trail is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2016) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Sold September 2021 for £375,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms3
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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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.

EPC Expired

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EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Butterfly Trail, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Butterfly Trail has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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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.

20 Butterfly Trail saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£398,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£375,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

16 September 2021Most recent
£375,000
+10.3%over 2 years
8 February 2019
£340,000
+15.3%over 2 years
2 May 2016
£294,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 0AL: £390,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in CO3 0AL

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Versus other Butterfly Trail homes

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

Price per m²

£3,409

Street avg £3,312

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Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 110 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

On par

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 7 years

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Comparables

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

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Area

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Crime

5/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

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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

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