7 De Vere Road, Colchester, CO3 4EA
About 7 De Vere Road
7 De Vere Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 4EA). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £489,000 sits 63% above the 2015 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 15.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in November 2015.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
2 applications on record at 7 De Vere Road, Colchester, CO3 4EA
- Jul 2009ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed rear kitchen/Garden room extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 090748
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionOct 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
7 De Vere Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£489,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 10 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
27 November 2015Most recent
£300,000
+62.2%over 10 years18 August 2005
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4EA: £435,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO3 4EA
Versus other De Vere Road homes
7 De Vere Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,987
Street avg £3,153
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB






