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9 Crown Bays Road, Colchester, CO4 0BU

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 9 Crown Bays Road

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

9 Crown Bays Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £280,000. At 84 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 36 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 99.7% 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

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
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes

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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Crown Bays Road, Colchester, CO4 0BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

9 Crown Bays Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 9 Crown Bays Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£293,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£280,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 June 2025Most recent

    £280,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0BU: £212,000 (2024–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Crown Bays Road homes

Four headline reads against 36 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

9 Crown Bays Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,333

Street avg £2,150

Strongly above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Below
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£360k

1 Gilderdale Close

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£357k

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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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 0BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 0BU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 0BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

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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