Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Gainsborough Road, Colchester, CO3 4QP
1 planning record
Last sold (2014)
£195,000
We only model an estimate once an EPC gives us the home's size and spec. The full report sets it against recent comparable sales.
- CO3 4QP recent median£276,000
Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Council tax
Band C
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Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2014
Recent sales in CO3 4QP
5 sales, median £276,000 (2025–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: January 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | 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.
Sales timeline
2 July 2014Most recent
£195,000
+21.9%over 5 years23 April 2009
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4QP: £276,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CO3 4QP
7 Gainsborough Road, Colchester, CO3 4QP
Sold Jan 2025
£330,0006 Gainsborough Road, Colchester, CO3 4QP
Sold Dec 2019
£276,0005 Gainsborough Road, Colchester, CO3 4QP
Sold Apr 2018
£275,0001 Gainsborough Road, Colchester, CO3 4QP
Sold Jan 2018
£313,0002 Gainsborough Road, Colchester, CO3 4QP
Sold Aug 2017
£312,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 3 Gainsborough Road, Colchester, CO3 4QP. 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 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.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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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.
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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
- Jun 2021ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 211143
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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
0.1 km
Handy Fisher Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Philip Morant School and College. 31 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Philip Morant School and CollegeSecondary123m
- Prettygate Junior SchoolPrimary361m
- Prettygate Infant SchoolPrimary361m
- St Benedict's Catholic CollegeSecondary585m
Nearest stops
- Handy Fisher CourtBus stop142m
- Norman WayBus stop287m
- Boadicea Way NorthBus stop366m
- Prettygate LibraryBus stop374m
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 4QP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB
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
- We don't publish an estimate for 3 Gainsborough Road because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in CO3 4QP.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 3 Gainsborough Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for 3 Gainsborough Road. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 3 Gainsborough Road. 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 31 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 4QP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 3 Gainsborough Road 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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