What kind of home is 12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG?

12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG is a semi-detached house.

What did 12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG sell for?

12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG last sold for £125,000 in March 2005, around 21 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in May 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG?

12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (1,033 sq ft). That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 0AG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG use?

The latest EPC at 12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG?

12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG is in council tax band C.

Which area is 12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG in?

12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG?

Police records around 12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG?

The closest primary school to 12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG is Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery (268m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Colchester Academy (1.3km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG?

The closest bus stop to 12 Valentines Drive, CO4 0AG is Valentines Drive, 98m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 0AG

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

96 m²

1033 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Valentines Drive

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

12 Valentines Drive is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in March 2005. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 sits 136% above the 2005 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 49% below the postcode norm. At 96 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 4 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 May 2024

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 0AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Valentines Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

12 Valentines Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£295,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2005)

£125,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

18 March 2005Most recent
£125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AG: £230,000 (2025–2015).

Nearby sales in CO4 0AG

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Versus other Valentines Drive homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 12 Valentines Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,302

Street avg £3,343

Strongly below

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Below

Comparables

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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

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Valentines Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 0AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 0AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

Low

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