What type of property is 17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ?

17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ sell for?

17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ last sold for £320,000 in October 2019, around 7 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ?

The current EPC rating for 17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ is E with a score of 41 out of 100, lodged in May 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ?

17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (667 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 0HZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ?

17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ is in council tax band C.

Where is 17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ located?

17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ?

Police records around 17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ?

The closest primary school to 17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ is Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (446m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Colchester Academy (984m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ?

The closest bus stop to 17 Dunthorne Road, CO4 0HZ is Dunthorne Road, 124m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Dunthorne Road, Colchester, CO4 0HZ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

62 m²

667 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 41

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Dunthorne Road

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

17 Dunthorne Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 62 m² it's 27.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 27 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 is 14.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£480/sq ft) was about 137% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2019 for £320,000.

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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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageSingle
OutbuildingsYes

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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E41

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Dunthorne Road, Colchester, CO4 0HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Dunthorne 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.

17 Dunthorne Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£366,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2019)

£320,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

24 October 2019Most recent
£320,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0HZ: £358,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in CO4 0HZ

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On the street

Versus other Dunthorne Road homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 17 Dunthorne Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,161

Street avg £3,414

Strongly above

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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.

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Dunthorne Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 0HZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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