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3 Gainsborough Road, Colchester, CO3 4QP

1 planning record
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Council tax
Band C
Overview

About 3 Gainsborough Road

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

3 Gainsborough Road is a three-bedroom property in Colchester (CO3 4QP). It has council tax band C.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across 2009–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
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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.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Gainsborough Road, Colchester, CO3 4QP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Gainsborough Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 3 Gainsborough Road, Colchester, CO3 4QP

1decisions1extensions9documents8nearby
  1. Jun 2021
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    211143
    Full record in report

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Last sold (2014)

£195,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 July 2014Most recent

    £195,000

    +21.9%over 5 years

  2. 23 April 2009

    £160,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4QP: £276,000 (2025–2018).

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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
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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

Handy Fisher Court — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Philip Morant School and College. 31 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 4QP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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