3 Norfolk Crescent, Colchester, CO4 0AX
About 3 Norfolk Crescent
3 Norfolk Crescent is a two-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2014. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Most recent transfer: January 2019 at £290,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 is 19.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 59.1% 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Norfolk Crescent has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Price for 3 Norfolk Crescent has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 23 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
28 January 2019Most recent
£290,000
+50.6%over 4 years14 November 2014
£192,500
+140.6%over 15 years5 September 1999
£80,000
+29.0%over 3 years18 July 1996
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AX: £307,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CO4 0AX
2 Norfolk Crescent, Colchester, CO4 0AX
Sold Aug 2025
£320,00026 Norfolk Crescent, Colchester, CO4 0AX
Sold Jun 2023
£307,00018 Norfolk Crescent, Colchester, CO4 0AX
Sold Jun 2021
£300,0004 Norfolk Crescent, Colchester, CO4 0AX
Sold Apr 2021
£330,0007 Norfolk Crescent, Colchester, CO4 0AX
Sold Aug 2020
£230,000
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Versus other Norfolk Crescent homes
3 Norfolk Crescent is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,143
Street avg £3,128
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Goring Road West — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB