29 Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 0AH
About 29 Valentines Drive
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle, Detached
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
29 Valentines Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2023PorchFullIn report
Proposed front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 230546
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.
Sales history & valuation
29 Valentines Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 17 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
3 September 2018Most recent
£245,000
+37.6%over 4 years22 November 2013
£178,000
+25.4%over 10 years31 July 2003
£142,000
+79.7%over 2 years14 March 2001
£79,000
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
29 Valentines Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,450
Street avg £2,443
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB