24 Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 0AH
About 24 Valentines Drive
24 Valentines Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £374,000 is 37.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 35.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £272,000 in August 2019.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
24 Valentines Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
24 Valentines Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£374,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£272,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 August 2019Most recent
£272,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AH: £285,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CO4 0AH
51 Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 0AH
Sold Sept 2024
£295,00047 Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 0AH
Sold Feb 2024
£266,00028 Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 0AH
Sold Aug 2023
£302,00027 Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 0AH
Sold Dec 2022
£285,00043 Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 0AH
Sold Aug 2020
£241,000
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Versus other Valentines Drive homes
24 Valentines Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,305
Street avg £2,451
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Valentines Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB