Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£842,000
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£842,000
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The estimate for 1a is modelled from its 168 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 3SS. 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.
Floor area
168 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2019
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2019
Recent sales in CO3 3SS
5 sales, median £925,000 (2025–2017)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
9 September 2019Most recent
£675,000
+275.0%over 24 years24 March 1995
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 3SS: £925,000 (2025–2017).
3 Fitzwalter Road, Colchester, CO3 3SS
Sold Sept 2025
4 Fitzwalter Road, Colchester, CO3 3SS
Sold Dec 2023
10 Fitzwalter Road, Colchester, CO3 3SS
Sold Nov 2023
8 Fitzwalter Road, Colchester, CO3 3SS
Sold Jul 2017
6 Fitzwalter Road, Colchester, CO3 3SS
Sold Apr 2013
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1a is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO3 3SS). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 168 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (234 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £842,000 is 24.7% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £675,000.
1a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 June 2029
3 applications on record at 1a, Fitzwalter Road, Colchester, CO3 3SS
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed internalalterations at ground floor level and proposed loft conversion to include 3no. velux rooflights.
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1a is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,018
Street avg £3,420
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 250 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
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
0.1 km
Fitzwalter Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Benedict's Catholic College. 31 schools nearby.
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