13 Dugard Avenue, Colchester, CO3 9EH
About 13 Dugard Avenue
13 Dugard Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 9EH). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Held since April 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 sits 262.4% above the 2002 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£60/sq ft) was about 65.8% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
13 Dugard Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
13 Dugard Avenue 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
13 Dugard Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£308,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£85,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 April 2002Most recent
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9EH: £371,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO3 9EH
Versus other Dugard Avenue homes
On price per m², 13 Dugard Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£644
Street avg £2,680
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Dugard Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB