22 Crown Bays Road, Colchester, CO4 0BU
About 22 Crown Bays Road
22 Crown Bays Road is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2022) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good.
Last sale on file: £212,000 in August 2021. 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. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 is 13.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 72.9% 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
Energy performance
22 Crown Bays Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (37 kWp) installed
Planning history
22 Crown Bays Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 19 years.
£212,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
16 August 2021Most recent
£212,000
+89.3%over 10 years5 May 2011
£112,000
-5.5%over 5 years21 December 2005
£118,500
+36.2%over 3 years14 August 2002
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0BU: £240,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CO4 0BU
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Versus other Crown Bays Road homes
Price per m² for 22 Crown Bays Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,986
Street avg £2,179
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 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