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20 Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 0AG

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£386,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£390,000)-1%
  • Against CO4 0AG's recent median (£225,000)+72%

Newest record on this page: April 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
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
95 m²
1023 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£386,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£390,000)-1%
  • Against CO4 0AG's recent median (£225,000)+72%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 20 Valentines Drive is modelled from its 95 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 0AG. 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

    95 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2025

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in CO4 0AG

    5 sales, median £225,000 (2021–2010)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: April 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 20 Valentines Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 April 2025Most recent

    £390,000

    +369.9%over 25 years

  2. 1 November 1999

    £83,000

    +16.9%over 11 months

  3. 9 December 1998

    £71,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AG: £225,000 (2021–2010).

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 20 Valentines Drive

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

20 Valentines Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) 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. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £390,000. At 95 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 60.8% 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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes
  • Summer houseYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

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

Current Certificate
Jan 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 18 January 2035

8 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 0AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Valentines Drive has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Valentines Drive homes

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

20 Valentines Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,105

Street avg £2,642

Strongly above

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below
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

Crime

430/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.

Nearest schools

  • Willow Brook Primary School and NurseryPrimary268m
  • Friars Grove Primary SchoolPrimary786m
  • St James the Great Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary803m
  • Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km

Nearest stops

  • Valentines DriveBus stop98m
  • Goring Road WestBus stop131m
  • Orchard GardensBus stop396m
  • Upland DriveBus stop423m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,575 reports46%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson485 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour482 reports9%
  • Shoplifting425 reports8%

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 CO4 0AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 0AG

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
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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Method

How to read this page

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 20 Valentines Drive is modelled from its 95 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 0AG. 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. 3 sales are recorded for 20 Valentines 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 20 Valentines Drive was lodged in January 2025 at band D and is valid until January 2035. 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 20 Valentines 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 28 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO4 0AG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
20 Valentines Drive is in council tax band C. 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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