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1 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4JX

3 sales on record3 planning records

Estimated value

£458,000

  • Since the 2011 sale (£290,200)+58%
  • Against CO3 4JX's recent median (£270,000)+70%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. 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
5
Floor area
165 m²
1781 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
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

£458,000

  • Against its 2011 sale (£290,200)+58%
  • Against CO3 4JX's recent median (£270,000)+70%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Ambrose Avenue is modelled from its 165 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 4JX. 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

    165 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2010

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2011

  • Recent sales in CO3 4JX

    5 sales, median £270,000 (2025–2015)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 3 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 Ambrose Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 March 2011Most recent

    £290,200

    +5.5%over 3 years

  2. 19 July 2007

    £275,000

    +295.7%over 9 years

  3. 18 September 1997

    £69,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4JX: £270,000 (2025–2015).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 1 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4JX. 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 1 Ambrose Avenue

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

1 Ambrose Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 4JX). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1781 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows a C (score 73). The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 sits 57.8% above the 2011 sale of £290,200. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 43.7% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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

  • Bedrooms5
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Ambrose Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Aug 2020

Current Certificate
Aug 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 19 August 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Ambrose Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

3 applications on record at 1 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4JX

3decisions3extensions6documents8nearby
  1. Mar 2002
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Erection of conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/02/0191
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConservatoryDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Ambrose Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Ambrose Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,754

Street avg £3,372

Below

Floor Area

165 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.2 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

Worthington Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 23 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary469m
  • Home Farm Primary SchoolPrimary691m
  • Prettygate Junior SchoolPrimary768m
  • Prettygate Infant SchoolPrimary768m

Nearest stops

  • Worthington WayBus stop52m
  • Dugard AvenueBus stop169m
  • Dugard AvenueBus stop177m
  • Oaklands AvenueBus stop177m

Most reported crime locally

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

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 4JX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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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 1 Ambrose Avenue is modelled from its 165 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 4JX. 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. 3 sales are recorded for 1 Ambrose 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 1 Ambrose Avenue was lodged in August 2010 at band C and expired in August 2020, 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. 3 applications are matched to 1 Ambrose 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 23 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 4JX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Ambrose 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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