Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£437,000
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£437,000
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The estimate for 1a is modelled from its 82 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 4LG. 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.
Floor area
82 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2025
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2017
Recent sales in CO3 4LG
5 sales, median £325,000 (2025–2023)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
1a has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
2 October 2017Most recent
£345,000
+213.6%over 17 years22 August 2000
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4LG: £325,000 (2025–2023).
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1a is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO3 4LG). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in July 2017 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.
Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £437,000 is 26.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 49.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 August 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
1 application on record at 1a, Alan Way, Colchester, CO3 4LG
Erection of 5 foot fence on top of boundry to side of property
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CO₂ Emissions for 1a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,207
Street avg £3,390
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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
0.2 km
Worthington Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Prettygate Junior School. 24 schools nearby.
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