1a, Dugard Avenue, Colchester, CO3 9EH
About 1a
1a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 9EH). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 is 35.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 53.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 19 EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £225,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 1a, Dugard Avenue, Colchester, CO3 9EH
- Sept 2021Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Construct new roof dormer with flat roof over, with internal alterations, repositioning of existing front door and new windows installed.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 212337
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionFeb 2026Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 May 2021Most recent
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9EH: £371,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO3 9EH
Versus other Dugard Avenue homes
Floor Area for 1a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,848
Street avg £2,522
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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







