21 Crown Bays Road, Colchester, CO4 0BU
About 21 Crown Bays Road
21 Crown Bays Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 44.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 49.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2019PorchFullIn report
Change of material finish, new windows and front door to front and rear elevations. Recording of new porch constructed under Permitted Development Rights
RetrospectiveExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 191229
- Apr 2019PorchOutlineIn report
Build a front porch within all the regulation (Ground area of the porch, measured externally, not to exceed three square metres. Highestpart of the porch not to exceed three metres.No part of the porch to be within two metres of any boundary that fronts
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 190599
What's in 21 Crown Bays Road, Colchester, CO4 0BU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
21 Crown Bays Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 February 2017Most recent
£180,000
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
On epc rating, 21 Crown Bays Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,220
Floor Area
72 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.
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
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB