What kind of home is 8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE?

8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE is a 2-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

When did 8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE last change hands?

8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE last sold for £240,000 in December 2016, around 10 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in September 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE?

8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (538 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO3 4JE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE use?

The latest EPC at 8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE?

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

Which area is 8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE in?

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

How safe is the area around 8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE?

Police records around 8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE 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 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE?

The closest primary school to 8 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.

What is the nearest station to 8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE?

The closest bus stop to 8 Burns Avenue, CO3 4JE is Burns Avenue, 71m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Burns Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4JE

Extendable

Estimated value

£300,000

Since the 2016 sale (£240,000)+25%
Against CO3 4JE's recent median (£347,000)-14%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

50 m²

538 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£300,000

Against its 2016 sale (£240,000)+25%
Against CO3 4JE's recent median (£347,000)-14%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Burns Avenue is modelled from its 50 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 4JE. 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
50 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2016
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in CO3 4JE
5 sales, median £347,000 (2025–2016)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Sales timeline

19 December 2016Most recent
£240,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4JE: £347,000 (2025–2016).

Nearby sales in CO3 4JE

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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

Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
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 Burns Avenue

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

8 Burns Avenue is a two-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO3 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 is 25% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 81.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 2016.

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

Bedrooms2

Outside

GarageYes
Corner plotYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

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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 18 Sept 2026

Current Certificate

Sept 2016

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 18 September 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Burns Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4JE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 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.

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.

Floor Area for 8 Burns Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,800

Street avg £3,211

Strongly above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

On par

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

229/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.

Nearest schools

Home Farm Primary SchoolPrimary230m
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary392m
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired PupilsPrimary563m
Prettygate Junior SchoolPrimary1.0km

Nearest stops

Burns AvenueBus stop71m
Scott DriveBus stop167m
Shakespeare RoadBus stop217m
Baines CloseBus stop244m

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 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

75 dB

80 dB

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 8 Burns Avenue is modelled from its 50 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 4JE. 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 Burns Avenue. 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 Burns Avenue was lodged in September 2016 at band E and expired in September 2026, 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 Burns Avenue. 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 26 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 4JE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 8 Burns Avenue 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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