16 Dugard Avenue, Colchester, CO3 9EH
About 16 Dugard Avenue
16 Dugard Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 9EH). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Last sale on file: £375,000 in May 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 111.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
16 Dugard Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 16 Dugard Avenue, Colchester, CO3 9EH
- Oct 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension and internal alterations.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 101711
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Sales history & valuation
16 Dugard Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 24 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
12 May 2022Most recent
£375,000
+72.4%over 11 years17 June 2010
£217,500
+104.2%over 9 years6 July 2000
£106,500
+38.3%over 2 years21 May 1998
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9EH: £360,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO3 9EH
Versus other Dugard Avenue homes
Price per m² for 16 Dugard Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,947
Street avg £2,444
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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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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
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







