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79 Broadlands Way, Colchester, CO4 0AR

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
98 m²
1055 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 79 Broadlands Way

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

79 Broadlands Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AR). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

Sold November 2022 for £320,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 98 m² it's 19.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2010–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/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

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes
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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
Jun 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 27 June 2029

2 years remaining
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 79 Broadlands Way, Colchester, CO4 0AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

79 Broadlands Way 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2010.

Current estimate

£317,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£320,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 November 2022Most recent

    £320,000

    +28.0%over 3 years

  2. 3 September 2019

    £250,000

    +39.7%over 5 years

  3. 23 April 2014

    £178,995

    +19.3%over 3 years

  4. 10 June 2010

    £150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AR: £290,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Broadlands Way homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

79 Broadlands Way outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,265

Street avg £2,861

Above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 79 Broadlands Way

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£318k

1 Chalfont Road

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3 bed1 bath
£308k

1 Clay Lane Grove

CO4 0HH

3 bed1 bath
£351k

1 Edison Gardens

CO4 0AJ

3 bed1 bath
£370k

1 Gilderdale Close

CO4 0NL

3 bed1 bath
£400k

1 Arden Close

CO4 0JP

3 bed1 bath
£250k

1 Acorn Close

CO4 0HY

3 bed
£360k

1 Broad Oaks Park

CO4 0JX

2 bed2 bath
£415k

1 Glentress Close

CO4 0NZ

4 bed1 bath
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

0.5 km

Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 28 schools nearby.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 0AR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.8dB

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 79 Broadlands Way, Colchester, CO4 0AR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.