1 Burns Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4JE
About 1 Burns Avenue
1 Burns Avenue is a detached house in Colchester (CO3 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Held since July 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 sits 88.7% above the 2003 sale of £265,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Planning history
1 Burns Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 1 Burns Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4JE
- Jan 2023ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
single story u.p.v.c conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 222879
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Burns Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.9% per year over 6 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 15.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
17 July 2003Most recent
£265,000
+140.9%over 5 years27 July 1997
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4JE: £330,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in CO3 4JE
Versus other Burns Avenue homes
On years held, 1 Burns Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,650
Street avg £3,353
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Burns Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Home Farm Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB