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1 Crane Avenue, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8SS

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
170 m²
1830 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Crane Avenue

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

1 Crane Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 8SS). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £658,000 is 23.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 78.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Crane Avenue, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8SS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Crane Avenue has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 1 Crane Avenue, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8SS

1decisions1extensions9documents1nearby
  1. Feb 2019
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Single storey side extension.

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    190112
    Full record in report

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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.

Latest sale on 1 Crane Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£658,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£532,500

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 July 2016Most recent

    £532,500

    +43.9%over 12 years

  2. 26 May 2004

    £370,000

    +23.8%over 1 year

  3. 16 July 2002

    £298,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 8SS: £378,000 (2018–2002).

On the street

Versus other Crane Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Crane Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,132

Street avg £2,694

Above

Floor Area

170 m²

Street avg 170 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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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.
Full Colchester report

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Church Ln — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Lakelands Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 8SS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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