What kind of home is 8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA?

8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA?

8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA last sold for £200,500 in May 2012, around 14 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA?

The current EPC rating for 8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in November 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA?

8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO3 4HA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA use?

The latest EPC at 8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA?

8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA is in council tax band C.

Which area is 8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA in?

8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA?

Police records around 8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA show an average of 229 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA?

The closest primary school to 8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA is Home Farm Primary School (165m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (1.1km), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA?

The closest bus stop to 8 Chaucer Way, CO3 4HA is Chaucer Way, 41m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Chaucer Way, Colchester, CO3 4HA

Estimated value

£329,000

Since the 2012 sale (£200,500)+64%
Against CO3 4HA's recent median (£335,000)-2%

Newest record on this page: December 2024. 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

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£329,000

Against its 2012 sale (£200,500)+64%
Against CO3 4HA's recent median (£335,000)-2%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Chaucer Way is modelled from its 83 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 4HA. 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
83 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2011
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2012
Recent sales in CO3 4HA
5 sales, median £335,000 (2024–2016)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Chaucer Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

21 May 2012Most recent
£200,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4HA: £335,000 (2024–2016).

Nearby sales in CO3 4HA

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 8 Chaucer Way, Colchester, CO3 4HA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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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 8 Chaucer Way

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

8 Chaucer Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 4HA). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 sits 64.1% above the 2012 sale of £200,500. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 14 years since the last transfer (May 2012).

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

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageDetached

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

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 04 Nov 2021

Current Certificate

Nov 2011

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 4 November 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Chaucer Way, Colchester, CO3 4HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Chaucer Way has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Chaucer Way homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8 Chaucer Way lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,416

Street avg £2,916

Below

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below

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.

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Crime

229/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Chaucer Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Home Farm Primary School. 24 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Home Farm Primary SchoolPrimary165m
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired PupilsPrimary296m
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary489m
Stanway Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km

Nearest stops

Chaucer WayBus stop41m
Shakespeare RoadBus stop136m
Evangelical ChurchBus stop167m
Halstead Road CornerBus stop267m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,283 reports43%
Anti-social Behaviour305 reports10%
Shoplifting243 reports8%
Public Order222 reports7%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 4HA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 4HA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.5dB

Low

55 dB

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70 dB

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Method

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 8 Chaucer Way is modelled from its 83 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 4HA. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 8 Chaucer Way. 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 8 Chaucer Way was lodged in November 2011 at band E and expired in November 2021, 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 8 Chaucer Way. 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 24 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 4HA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 8 Chaucer Way 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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