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3 Garden Drive, Colchester, CO3 9GS

Estimated value

£473,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£481,000)-2%
  • Against CO3 9GS's recent median (£320,000)+48%

Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
121 m²
1302 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£473,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£481,000)-2%
  • Against CO3 9GS's recent median (£320,000)+48%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 3 Garden Drive is modelled from its 121 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 9GS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    121 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2012

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in CO3 9GS

    5 sales, median £320,000 (2025–2001)

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SalesLatest sale shown: January 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 3 Garden Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 April 2022Most recent

    £481,000

    +65.9%over 8 years

  2. 26 September 2013

    £290,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9GS: £320,000 (2025–2001).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 3 Garden Drive

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

3 Garden Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO3 9GS). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 49.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £481,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes
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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.

3 Garden Drive'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 21 Aug 2022

Current Certificate
Aug 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 21 August 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Garden Drive, Colchester, CO3 9GS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Garden Drive has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

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.
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Crime

229/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Clairmont Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Home Farm Primary School. 24 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Home Farm Primary SchoolPrimary156m
  • St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary211m
  • Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired PupilsPrimary309m
  • Stanway Fiveways Primary SchoolPrimary874m

Nearest stops

  • Clairmont RoadBus stop121m
  • Chaucer WayBus stop250m
  • Shakespeare RoadBus stop319m
  • Evangelical ChurchBus stop347m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,283 reports43%
  • Anti-social Behaviour305 reports10%
  • Shoplifting243 reports8%
  • Public Order222 reports7%

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 9GS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

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

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 Garden Drive is modelled from its 121 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 9GS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 3 Garden Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 3 Garden Drive was lodged in August 2012 at band C and expired in August 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 3 Garden Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 24 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 9GS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
3 Garden Drive is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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