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29 Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 0AH

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
100 m²
1076 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 80
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 29 Valentines Drive

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

29 Valentines Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer: September 2018 at £245,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 100 m² it's 19.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 24 EPCs). Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 is 26.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 28.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageSingle, Detached
Energy

Energy performance

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

29 Valentines 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 27 Apr 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C80
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2014from Apr 2013
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Roof Insulation
PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%56%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 29 Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 0AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

29 Valentines Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2023
    PorchFull
    In report

    Proposed front porch.

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    230546
    View planning record

What's in 29 Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 0AH's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

29 Valentines Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£309,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£245,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 September 2018Most recent

    £245,000

    +37.6%over 4 years
  2. 22 November 2013

    £178,000

    +25.4%over 10 years
  3. 31 July 2003

    £142,000

    +79.7%over 2 years
  4. 14 March 2001

    £79,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AH: £285,000 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Valentines Drive homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

29 Valentines Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,450

Street avg £2,443

On par

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly above
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 0AH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

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 29 Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 0AH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.