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20 Ripple Way, Colchester, CO4 0AW

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Ripple Way

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

20 Ripple Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 72.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £295,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Ripple Way, Colchester, CO4 0AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2017
    Garage ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension & conversion of a garage into an annexe.

    ExtensionAnnex
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    171037
    View planning record

What's in 20 Ripple Way, Colchester, CO4 0AW'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.

20 Ripple Way has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.

Current estimate

£322,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£295,000

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 June 2022Most recent

    £295,000

    +106.3%over 18 years

  2. 5 March 2004

    £143,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AW: £282,500 (2023–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Ripple Way homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 20 Ripple Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,782

Street avg £2,931

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Above
Comparables

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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

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Valentines Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 28 schools nearby.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 0AW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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