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5 Handford Place, Queens Road, Colchester, CO3 3NY

Estimated value

£437,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£425,000)+3%
  • Against CO3 3NY's recent median (£362,000)+21%

Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Floor 02
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
144 m²
1550 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£437,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£425,000)+3%
  • Against CO3 3NY's recent median (£362,000)+21%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Handford Place is modelled from its 144 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 3NY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    144 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2024

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in CO3 3NY

    5 sales, median £362,000 (2026–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: May 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Handford Place's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 May 2025Most recent

    £425,000

    +14.9%over 20 years

  2. 12 November 2004

    £370,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 3NY: £362,000 (2026–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 5 Handford Place, Queens Road, Colchester, CO3 3NY. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 5 Handford Place

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

5 Handford Place is an end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO3 3NY). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. At 144 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (89–144 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was May 2025 at £425,000 — fresh data. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year.

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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.
Current Certificate
Jan 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 January 2034

7 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Handford Place, Queens Road, Colchester, CO3 3NY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Handford Place has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Handford Place homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Handford Place outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,951

Street avg £3,489

Strongly below

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

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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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

229/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Beverley Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Colchester Royal Grammar School. 31 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolSecondary202m
  • Hamilton Primary SchoolPrimary488m
  • St Benedict's Catholic CollegeSecondary628m
  • Colchester County High School for GirlsSecondary628m

Nearest stops

  • Beverley RoadBus stop173m
  • The AvenueBus stop254m
  • Essex County HospitalBus stop338m
  • Ireton RoadBus stop368m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,283 reports43%
  • Anti-social Behaviour305 reports10%
  • Shoplifting243 reports8%
  • Public Order222 reports7%

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 CO3 3NY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO3 3NY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 3NY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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.
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Handford Place is modelled from its 144 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 3NY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 5 Handford Place. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Handford Place was lodged in January 2024 at band C and is valid until January 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Handford Place. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 31 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 3NY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
5 Handford Place is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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