8 Brownsea Way, Colchester, CO3 4SW
About 8 Brownsea Way
8 Brownsea Way is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 4SW). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 94 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 is 31.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 81.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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Energy performance
8 Brownsea Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 September 2025
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 8 Brownsea Way, Colchester, CO3 4SW
- May 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Demolition and replacing of the existing ground rear extension and erection of a two-storey side extension
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 220802
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionMay 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
8 Brownsea Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 December 2015Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4SW: £239,950 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in CO3 4SW
Versus other Brownsea Way homes
8 Brownsea Way is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,138
Street avg £2,375
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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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
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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB