5 Burns Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4JE
About 5 Burns Avenue
5 Burns Avenue is a detached house in Colchester (CO3 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 109 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. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 sits 76.3% above the 2003 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 16.9% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
5 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 May 2025
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Planning history
5 Burns Avenue 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.
Sales history & valuation
5 Burns Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 October 2003Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4JE: £330,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in CO3 4JE
Versus other Burns Avenue homes
5 Burns Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,202
Street avg £3,398
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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