7 Hunters Corner, Straight Road, Colchester, CO3 9DA
About 7 Hunters Corner
7 Hunters Corner is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 9DA). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 84.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2024 for £190,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
7 Hunters Corner has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 7 Hunters Corner has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 27 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
13 June 2024Most recent
£190,000
+410.1%over 27 years17 March 1997
£37,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9DA: £175,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in CO3 9DA
5 Hunters Corner, Straight Road, Colchester, CO3 9DA
Sold May 2022
£175,0002 Hunters Corner, Straight Road, Colchester, CO3 9DA
Sold Sept 2021
£190,0009 Hunters Corner, Straight Road, Colchester, CO3 9DA
Sold Dec 2020
£175,0004 Hunters Corner, Straight Road, Colchester, CO3 9DA
Sold May 2019
£173,50011 Hunters Corner, Straight Road, Colchester, CO3 9DA
Sold Apr 2019
£170,000
Versus other Hunters Corner homes
Price per m² for 7 Hunters Corner runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,393
Street avg £2,458
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Clairmont Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 24 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







