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20 De Vere Road, Colchester, CO3 4EA

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
141 m²
1518 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 De Vere Road

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

20 De Vere Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 4EA). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 141 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 26 EPCs). Across 2016–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £505,000 is 31.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 21.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £385,000 in April 2020.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jan 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 De Vere Road, Colchester, CO3 4EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 De Vere Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 20 De Vere Road, Colchester, CO3 4EA

1decisions1extensions2documents8nearby
  1. Jul 2003
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/03/0901
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 8 notable nearby
  • The 2 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£505,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£385,000

Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 April 2020Most recent

    £385,000

    +10.0%over 3 years

  2. 25 May 2016

    £350,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4EA: £435,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other De Vere Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20 De Vere Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,730

Street avg £3,123

On par

Floor Area

141 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 De Vere Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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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
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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

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Baines Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Home Farm Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

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 4EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO3 4EA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 4EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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