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23 De Vere Road, Colchester, CO3 4EA

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
122 m²
1315 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 De Vere Road

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

23 De Vere Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 4EA). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1315 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2014. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 is 18.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 40.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (June 2017).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
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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.

23 De Vere Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 De Vere Road, Colchester, CO3 4EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 23 De Vere Road, Colchester, CO3 4EA

1decisions1extensions5documents8nearby
  1. Jun 2014
    Loft ConversionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Lawful Development Certificate for the construction of a hip to gable end loft conversion encoroporating a rear dorma. The existing drainagesystem will be utilised and will continue to discharge into the combined system

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    144725
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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.

Price for 23 De Vere Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£474,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£400,000

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 June 2017Most recent

    £400,000

    +90.5%over 4 years

  2. 26 June 2012

    £210,000

    +145.6%over 14 years

  3. 23 June 1998

    £85,500

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.

Price per m²

£3,274

Street avg £3,100

On par

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 120 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Below
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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.

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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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