What kind of home is 20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU?

20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU?

20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU last sold for £335,000 in July 2023, around 3 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU?

The current EPC rating for 20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in October 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU?

20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (980 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO3 4LU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU use?

The latest EPC at 20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU?

20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU is in council tax band D.

Which area is 20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU in?

20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU?

Police records around 20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU?

The closest primary school to 20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester (368m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Philip Morant School and College (1.1km), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU?

The closest bus stop to 20 Cherrywood Drive, CO3 4LU is Oaklands Avenue, 144m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Cherrywood Drive, Colchester, CO3 4LU

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

91 m²

980 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band D

Overview

About 20 Cherrywood Drive

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

20 Cherrywood Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO3 4LU). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £393,000 is 17.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 28.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £335,000.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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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.

20 Cherrywood Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.8 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Cherrywood Drive, Colchester, CO3 4LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Cherrywood Drive has no planning applications on record.

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8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

20 Cherrywood Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£393,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£335,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

18 July 2023Most recent
£335,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4LU: £435,000 (2023–2022).

Nearby sales in CO3 4LU

On the street

Versus other Cherrywood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 20 Cherrywood Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,681

Street avg £3,460

On par

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Oaklands Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 25 schools nearby.

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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 4LU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 4LU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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