What type of property is 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE?

12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE?

12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE last sold for £330,000 in November 2016, around 10 years ago. Before that, it sold for £200,000 in January 2015, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE?

Across 2 sales between January 2015 and November 2016, 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE rose from £200,000 to £330,000, a change of £130,000. That works out to roughly +31.4% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE is F with a score of 30 out of 100, lodged in March 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE?

12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (1,346 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 84% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO3 4JE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE have?

12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE has council approval for an extension granted in October 2008 under ref. 081573. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE?

12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE is in council tax band C.

Where is 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE located?

12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE?

Police records around 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE?

The closest primary school to 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE is Home Farm Primary School (230m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Philip Morant School and College (1.1km), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE?

The closest bus stop to 12 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE is Burns Avenue, 71m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Burns Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4JE

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

125 m²

1345 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 30

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Burns Avenue

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

12 Burns Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO3 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across 2015–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 is 22.4% above the 2016 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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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.

12 Burns Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2026

EPC Rating

F30

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Burns Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4JE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Burns Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at 12 Burns Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4JE

2decisions2extensions7documents8nearby

Jul 2008
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Alterations and extensions to existing dwelling to form new lobby and dining room.
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
081158
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ExtensionOct 2008Decision

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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.

12 Burns Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£404,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.4% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£330,000

Growth on file: 31.4% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

18 November 2016Most recent
£330,000
+65.0%over 1 year
19 January 2015
£200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4JE: £269,995 (2023–2014).

Nearby sales in CO3 4JE

On the street

Versus other Burns Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 12 Burns Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,640

Street avg £3,354

On par

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below

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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

Burns Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Home Farm Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 4JE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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Common questions

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