2a, Baden Powell Drive, Colchester, CO3 4SL
About 2a
2a is a detached house in Colchester (CO3 4SL). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jan 2024
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Planning history
2a has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2a, Baden Powell Drive, Colchester, CO3 4SL
- Jul 2004ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/0882
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Sales history & valuation
2a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4SL: £385,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CO3 4SL
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Sold Apr 2021
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Sold Jan 2021
£323,00023 Baden Powell Drive, Colchester, CO3 4SL
Sold Nov 2019
£280,000
Versus other Baden Powell Drive homes
EPC Rating for 2a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Hastings Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Prettygate Junior School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB