Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
23 Alan Way, Colchester, CO3 4LG
1 planning record
Estimated value
£341,000
- Since the 2011 sale (£210,000)+62%
- Against CO3 4LG's recent median (£325,000)+5%
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£341,000
- Against its 2011 sale (£210,000)+62%
- Against CO3 4LG's recent median (£325,000)+5%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 23 Alan Way is modelled from its 109 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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.
What it's based on
Floor area
109 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2010
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2011
Recent sales in CO3 4LG
5 sales, median £325,000 (2025–2023)
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| 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 |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
23 Alan Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
21 January 2011Most recent
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4LG: £325,000 (2025–2023).
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 23 Alan Way, Colchester, CO3 4LG. 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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About 23 Alan Way
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Alan Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 4LG). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 2011 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 sits 62.4% above the 2011 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 32.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
23 Alan Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2020
Current Certificate
Mar 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 March 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 23 Alan Way, Colchester, CO3 4LG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey front extension at 23 Alan Way.
1 application on record at 23 Alan Way, Colchester, CO3 4LG
1decisions1extensions5documents8nearby
- Nov 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two storey front extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 162490
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Versus other Alan Way homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
23 Alan Way is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,927
Street avg £3,510
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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.
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.
Nearest schools
- Prettygate Junior SchoolPrimary602m
- Prettygate Infant SchoolPrimary602m
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary690m
- Gosbecks Primary SchoolPrimary800m
Nearest stops
- Worthington WayBus stop189m
- Dugard AvenueBus stop191m
- Dugard AvenueBus stop222m
- Rudsdale WayBus stop234m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,283 reports43%
- Anti-social Behaviour305 reports10%
- Shoplifting243 reports8%
- Public Order222 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 4LG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 23 Alan Way is modelled from its 109 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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.
- 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 23 Alan Way. 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 23 Alan Way was lodged in March 2010 at band E and expired in March 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. 1 application is matched to 23 Alan Way. 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 24 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 4LG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 23 Alan Way 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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