What type of property is 23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL?

23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL?

23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL last sold for £280,000 in November 2019, around 7 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL have?

The current EPC rating for 23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in September 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL?

23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO3 4SL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL?

23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL is in council tax band C.

Where is 23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL located?

23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL?

Police records around 23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL show an average of 229 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL?

The closest primary school to 23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL is Prettygate Junior School (370m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Paxman Academy (667m), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL?

The closest bus stop to 23 Baden Powell Drive, CO3 4SL is Hastings Road, 112m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Baden Powell Drive, Colchester, CO3 4SL

Estimated value

£348,000

Since the 2019 sale (£280,000)+24%
Against CO3 4SL's recent median (£385,000)-10%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£348,000

Against its 2019 sale (£280,000)+24%
Against CO3 4SL's recent median (£385,000)-10%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 23 Baden Powell Drive is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 4SL. 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
70 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2019
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2019
Recent sales in CO3 4SL
5 sales, median £385,000 (2025–2019)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

23 Baden Powell Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

1 November 2019Most recent
£280,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4SL: £385,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in CO3 4SL

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 23 Baden Powell Drive, Colchester, CO3 4SL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Larger development activity nearbyIn report
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Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 23 Baden Powell Drive

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

23 Baden Powell Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 4SL). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 is 24.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 55.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 18 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2019 at £280,000.

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

Outside

GarageDetached

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Sept 2019

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 19 September 2029

2 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Baden Powell Drive, Colchester, CO3 4SL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Baden Powell Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Baden Powell Drive homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 23 Baden Powell Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,000

Street avg £3,074

Above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly above

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

229/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Hastings Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Prettygate Junior School. 25 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Prettygate Junior SchoolPrimary370m
Prettygate Infant SchoolPrimary370m
Gosbecks Primary SchoolPrimary557m
Paxman AcademySecondary667m

Nearest stops

Hastings RoadBus stop112m
Wilkin CourtBus stop242m
All Saints AvenueBus stop286m
The HuntsmanBus stop318m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,283 reports43%
Anti-social Behaviour305 reports10%
Shoplifting243 reports8%
Public Order222 reports7%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 4SL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 23 Baden Powell Drive is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 4SL. 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 Baden Powell Drive. 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 Baden Powell Drive was lodged in September 2019 at band D and is valid until September 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 23 Baden Powell Drive. 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 25 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 4SL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 23 Baden Powell Drive 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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