What kind of home is 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT?

5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT?

5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT last sold for £527,500 in July 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £175,000 in September 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between September 1999 and July 2025, 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT rose from £175,000 to £527,500, a change of £352,500. That works out to roughly +4.4% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT?

The current EPC rating for 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in April 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT?

5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (1,346 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 32% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO3 8WT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT use?

The latest EPC at 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT?

5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT is in council tax band E.

Which area is 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT in?

5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT sits in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT?

Police records around 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT show an average of 229 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT?

The closest primary school to 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT is Lakelands Primary School (297m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (734m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT?

The closest bus stop to 5 Lakeside Walk, CO3 8WT is Church Ln, 211m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Lakeside Walk, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8WT

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

125 m²

1345 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 5 Lakeside Walk

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

5 Lakeside Walk is a four-bedroom detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 8WT). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

A recent sale: £527,500 in July 2025. At 125 m² it sits well below the postcode median (183 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 125.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageDouble

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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.

Current Certificate

Apr 2025

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 29 April 2035

8 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Lakeside Walk, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8WT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Lakeside Walk has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£524,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£527,500

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

9 July 2025Most recent
£527,500
+111.0%over 22 years
29 June 2003
£250,000
+42.9%over 3 years
2 September 1999
£175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 8WT: £403,000 (2024–2005).

Nearby sales in CO3 8WT

On the street

Versus other Lakeside Walk homes

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

5 Lakeside Walk outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,220

Street avg £3,366

Strongly above

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 162 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Strongly above

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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

229/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Church Ln — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Lakelands Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 8WT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low

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60 dB

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70 dB

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