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5 Dugard Avenue, Colchester, CO3 9EH

EPC B
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
194 m²
2088 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Dugard Avenue

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

5 Dugard Avenue is a detached house in Colchester (CO3 9EH). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2014) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 194 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 top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £532,000 sits 187.6% above the 2002 sale of £184,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 49.8% below the postcode norm.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Dugard Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Dugard Avenue, Colchester, CO3 9EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Dugard Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£532,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.8% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2002)

£184,995

Growth on file: 16.8% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 May 2002Most recent

    £184,995

    +44.5%over 2 years

  2. 14 January 2000

    £128,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9EH: £371,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Dugard Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Dugard Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£954

Street avg £2,657

Strongly below

Floor Area

194 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Dugard Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£526k

1 Choats Wood, Fordham Heath

CO3 9UY

4 bed
£523k

1 Brian Cadman Gardens

CO3 9FJ

3 bed2 bath
£484k

1 Heath Cottages, Heath Road, Fordham Heath

CO3 9TN

5 bed2 bath
£470k

1 Jefferson Close

CO3 9DR

4 bed2 bath
£459k

1 Dugard Avenue

CO3 9EH

£436k

1 Bryanstone Mews

CO3 9XZ

4 bed3 bath
£435k

1 Garden Drive

CO3 9GS

4 bed
£344k

1 Beaver Close

CO3 9DZ

4 bed
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.
Full Colchester report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 9EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO3 9EH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 9EH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Dugard Avenue, Colchester, CO3 9EH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.