What type of property is 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL?

47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL?

47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL last sold for £375,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £309,995 in October 2018, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL changed over time?

Across 2 sales between October 2018 and February 2022, 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL rose from £309,995 to £375,000, a change of £65,005. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL have?

The current EPC rating for 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL is B with a score of 85 out of 100, lodged in September 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL?

47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (1,270 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO3 8BL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL heated?

The latest EPC at 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL located?

47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL sits in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL?

Police records around 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL?

The closest primary school to 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL is Lakelands Primary School (166m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (429m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL?

The closest bus stop to 47 Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8BL is Tollgate Centre, 242m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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47 Martin Hunt Drive, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8BL

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

118 m²

1270 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 85

Overview

About 47 Martin Hunt Drive

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

47 Martin Hunt Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 8BL). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft). The latest certificate (September 2018) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).

At 118 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 29 EPCs). Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £375,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

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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.

EPC Rating

B85

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 47 Martin Hunt Drive, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

47 Martin Hunt Drive has no planning applications on record.

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£391,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£375,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

1 February 2022Most recent
£375,000
+21.0%over 3 years
9 October 2018
£309,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 8BL: £325,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CO3 8BL

On the street

Versus other Martin Hunt Drive homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 47 Martin Hunt Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,178

Street avg £3,380

Below

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 6 years

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Tollgate Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Lakelands Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 8BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 8BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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