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20 De Vere Road, Colchester, CO3 4EA

1 planning record

Estimated value

£501,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£385,000)+30%
  • Against CO3 4EA's recent median (£435,000)+15%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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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
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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

£501,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£385,000)+30%
  • Against CO3 4EA's recent median (£435,000)+15%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 20 De Vere Road is modelled from its 141 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 4EA. 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

    141 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2016

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2020

  • Recent sales in CO3 4EA

    5 sales, median £435,000 (2025–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull 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.

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

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 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 20 De Vere Road, Colchester, CO3 4EA. 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 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 £501,000 is 30.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 20.1% 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

Current Certificate
Jan 2016

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

Certificate validity

Expired on 6 January 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
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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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 £3,182

Below

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 4.9 t/year

On par
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

0.1 km

Baines Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Home Farm Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Home Farm Primary SchoolPrimary598m
  • Prettygate Junior SchoolPrimary644m
  • Prettygate Infant SchoolPrimary644m
  • St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary644m

Nearest stops

  • Baines CloseBus stop130m
  • Hills CrescentBus stop152m
  • Scott DriveBus stop203m
  • Prettygate ShopsBus stop326m

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 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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How to read this page

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 20 De Vere Road is modelled from its 141 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 4EA. 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 20 De Vere 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 20 De Vere Road was lodged in January 2016 at band C and expired in January 2026, 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. 1 application is matched to 20 De Vere 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 26 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 4EA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
20 De Vere Road is in council tax band C. 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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