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8 Ash Way, Colchester, CO3 9FN

5 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 2nd
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
52 m²
558 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Ash Way

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

8 Ash Way is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO3 9FN). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 558 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 52 m² this is the 9th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–67 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sale on file: £155,000 in August 2018. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 11% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 154.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
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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.

8 Ash Way's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jan 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Ash Way, Colchester, CO3 9FN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Ash Way 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.

8 Ash Way has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£172,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£155,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 August 2018Most recent

    £155,000

    +15.7%over 2 years
  2. 7 October 2015

    £134,000

    +18.6%over 4 years
  3. 7 October 2010

    £112,995

    +41.3%over 8 years
  4. 19 August 2002

    £79,995

    +100.0%over 6 years
  5. 21 December 1995

    £40,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9FN: £170,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Ash Way homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Ash Way outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,992

Street avg £2,088

Above

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 55 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Ash Way

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

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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
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.

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

Leather Bottle — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Gosbecks Primary School. 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 9FN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO3 9FN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 9FN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

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 8 Ash Way, Colchester, CO3 9FN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.