Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Capel Road, Colchester, CO3 3TU
Estimated value
£330,000
- Since the 1999 sale (£103,000)+220%
- Against CO3 3TU's recent median (£420,000)-21%
Newest record on this page: October 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£330,000
- Against its 1999 sale (£103,000)+220%
- Against CO3 3TU's recent median (£420,000)-21%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 Capel Road is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 3TU. 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
86 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2014
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 1999
Recent sales in CO3 3TU
5 sales, median £420,000 (2023–2013)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Capel Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
Sales timeline
30 November 1999Most recent
£103,000
+53.7%over 3 years19 December 1995
£67,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 3TU: £420,000 (2023–2013).
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 16 Capel Road, Colchester, CO3 3TU. 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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About 16 Capel Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Capel Road is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 3TU). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in November 1999. Across 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £330,000 sits 220.4% above the 1999 sale of £103,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 57.8% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Sept 2024
Current Certificate
Sept 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 September 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Capel Road, Colchester, CO3 3TU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Capel Road 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.
Versus other Capel Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 16 Capel Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,198
Street avg £3,462
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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.
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
Capel Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Philip Morant School and College. 32 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Philip Morant School and CollegeSecondary400m
- St Benedict's Catholic CollegeSecondary569m
- Colchester County High School for GirlsSecondary569m
- Hamilton Primary SchoolPrimary622m
Nearest stops
- Capel RoadBus stop91m
- Capel RoadBus stop190m
- Boadicea Way NorthBus stop260m
- Cambridge RoadBus stop271m
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 3TU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 16 Capel Road is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 3TU. 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 16 Capel Road. 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 16 Capel Road was lodged in September 2014 at band E and expired in September 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 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 16 Capel Road. 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 32 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 3TU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 16 Capel Road is in council tax band D. 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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