12 Crown Bays Road, Colchester, CO4 0BU
About 12 Crown Bays Road
12 Crown Bays Road is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 sits 486.2% above the 1999 sale of £43,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 65.2% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
12 Crown Bays Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Crown Bays Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
12 Crown Bays Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£255,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£43,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 April 1999Most recent
£43,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0BU: £240,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 0BU
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Versus other Crown Bays Road homes
Price per m² for 12 Crown Bays Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£596
Street avg £2,378
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dilbridge Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB