What type of property is 8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT?

8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT?

8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT last sold for £275,000 in December 2021, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in December 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT?

8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (624 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO3 8DT. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT records gas: mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT located?

8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT sits in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT?

Police records around 8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT 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 8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT?

The closest primary school to 8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT is Lakelands Primary School (1.1km), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (1.4km).

What is the nearest station to 8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT?

The closest bus stop to 8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT is Stane Retail Park, 356m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

Are there any environmental risks at 8 Aardvark Drive, CO3 8DT?

Strategic noise mapping records 60.15 dB daytime road noise at the postcode (and 53.39 dB at night), above the WHO 55 dB daytime guideline.

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8 Aardvark Drive, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8DT

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

58 m²

624 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Aardvark Drive

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

8 Aardvark Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 8DT). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2019. The latest certificate (December 2021) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 97).

At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £275,000. 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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingAllocated

Building

Central heatingYes

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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.

8 Aardvark Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Aardvark Drive, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8DT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Aardvark Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

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

£295,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£275,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

22 December 2021Most recent
£275,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 8DT: £290,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in CO3 8DT

On the street

Versus other Aardvark Drive homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Aardvark Drive is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£4,741

Street avg £4,084

Strongly above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.0 t/year

Street avg 1.2 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 4 years

Above

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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.

£303k

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2 bed2 bath

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1 Allen Aldridge Grove, Stanway

CO3 8BT

3 bed2 bath

£355k

1 Kestrel Drive, Stanway

CO3 8AP

3 bed2 bath

£369k

1 Giraffe Row, Stanway

CO3 8DB

3 bed3 bath

£374k

1 Finch Road, Stanway

CO3 8DF

3 bed2 bath

£430k

1 Lakeside Walk, Stanway

CO3 8WT

4 bed

£445k

1 Cheetah Chase, Stanway

CO3 8DA

4 bed2 bath

£461k

1 Churchfields Avenue, Stanway

CO3 8WP

4 bed2 bath

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

0.4 km

Stane Retail Park — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Lakelands Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

60.1dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 8DT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

53.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

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